The Summing Up |
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Page 8
... reader to enter upon with me . There are matters on which I am content to maintain my privacy . No one can tell the whole truth about himself . It is not only vanity that has prevented those who have tried to reveal themselves to the ...
... reader to enter upon with me . There are matters on which I am content to maintain my privacy . No one can tell the whole truth about himself . It is not only vanity that has prevented those who have tried to reveal themselves to the ...
Page 10
... readers here and there to get out one or other of their books from a library ; but I think it is clear that neither of ... reader can take it or leave it . If he has the patience to read what follows he will see that there is only one ...
... readers here and there to get out one or other of their books from a library ; but I think it is clear that neither of ... reader can take it or leave it . If he has the patience to read what follows he will see that there is only one ...
Page 131
... reader of a book , the observer of a picture , is not concerned with the artist's feelings . The artist has sought release , but the layman seeks for a com- munication , and he alone can judge whether the com- munication is valuable to ...
... reader of a book , the observer of a picture , is not concerned with the artist's feelings . The artist has sought release , but the layman seeks for a com- munication , and he alone can judge whether the com- munication is valuable to ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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