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I got it into my head , I think from the fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist .
I got it into my head , I think from the fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist .
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It seemed to me that it was reprehensible only if it was not logical , and I thought that the discredit that had been attached to it was due only to the fact that it had been too often tacked on , merely for effect , without legitimate ...
It seemed to me that it was reprehensible only if it was not logical , and I thought that the discredit that had been attached to it was due only to the fact that it had been too often tacked on , merely for effect , without legitimate ...
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The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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