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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I have 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 ...
I have 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 ...
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less partial , for naturally I have seen men through my own idiosyncrasies . A buoyant , optimistic , healthy and sentimental person would have seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently .
less partial , for naturally I have seen men through my own idiosyncrasies . A buoyant , optimistic , healthy and sentimental person would have seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently .
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I had 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 bewilderment , the consternation ...
I had 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 bewilderment , the consternation ...
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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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