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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... seen men since as I saw them then , and thus have I drawn them . It may not be a true picture and I know that many have thought it an unpleasant one . It is doubt- less partial , for naturally I have seen men through [ 67 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... seen men since as I saw them then , and thus have I drawn them . It may not be a true picture and I know that many have thought it an unpleasant one . It is doubt- less partial , for naturally I have seen men through [ 67 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
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... seen famous authors treated with contumely , when they offered a play to managers who had once pestered them with contracts . I had heard actors ' scornful comments on them . I had seen the bewilder- ment , the consternation , the ...
... seen famous authors treated with contumely , when they offered a play to managers who had once pestered them with contracts . I had heard actors ' scornful comments on them . I had seen the bewilder- ment , the consternation , the ...
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