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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Page 102
For French is the common language of educated men and it is certainly
convenient to speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse
that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of
England ...
For French is the common language of educated men and it is certainly
convenient to speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse
that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of
England ...
Page 158
I thought then that in The Sacred Flame I would try to make my characters speak
not the words they would actually have spoken , but in a more formal manner ,
using the phrases they would have used if they had been able to prepare them ...
I thought then that in The Sacred Flame I would try to make my characters speak
not the words they would actually have spoken , but in a more formal manner ,
using the phrases they would have used if they had been able to prepare them ...
Page 304
The bee produces wax for her own purposes and is unaware that man will put it
to diverse uses . Lxxvii It appears then impossible to say that either truth or
beauty has intrinsic value . What about goodness ? But before I speak of
goodness I ...
The bee produces wax for her own purposes and is unaware that man will put it
to diverse uses . Lxxvii It appears then impossible to say that either truth or
beauty has intrinsic value . What about goodness ? But before I speak of
goodness I ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham Works 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 |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Literary |
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