The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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On the other hand , I had an acute power of observation and it seemed to me that I could see a great many things that other people missed . I could put down in clear terms what I saw . I had a logical sense , and if no great feeling for ...
On the other hand , I had an acute power of observation and it seemed to me that I could see a great many things that other people missed . I could put down in clear terms what I saw . I had a logical sense , and if no great feeling for ...
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... that while its vogue lasted it seemed much more sig . nificant and so offered a better subject of discourse than ... have since then given most of their attention to the writers who seemed to offer something new in technique [ 216 ] ...
... that while its vogue lasted it seemed much more sig . nificant and so offered a better subject of discourse than ... have since then given most of their attention to the writers who seemed to offer something new in technique [ 216 ] ...
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It has seemed to me that I have now and then been able to put forth an effort that was not wholly determined . If it was an illusion it was an illusion that had its own efficacy . The moves I made , I know now ...
It has seemed to me that I have now and then been able to put forth an effort that was not wholly determined . If it was an illusion it was an illusion that had its own efficacy . The moves I made , I know now ...
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| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arno Press, 1977 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 0405078307, 9780405078309 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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