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 114
I liked life and wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satisfied with the appreciation of a small band of intellectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and ...
I liked life and wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satisfied with the appreciation of a small band of intellectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and ...
Page 119
I wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experiments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the public .
I wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experiments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the public .
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I wanted to recover my peace of mind shattered through my own foolishness and vanity by occurrences upon which I need not dwell and so made up my mind to go to the South Seas . I had wanted to go ever since as a youth I had read The Ebb ...
I wanted to recover my peace of mind shattered through my own foolishness and vanity by occurrences upon which I need not dwell and so made up my mind to go to the South Seas . I had wanted to go ever since as a youth I had read The Ebb ...
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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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