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William Somerset Maugham. anything but dialogue . It was not till five years had passed that I set out again to write a novel . By then I no longer had any ambition to be a stylist ; I put aside all thought of fine writing . I wanted to ...
William Somerset Maugham. anything but dialogue . It was not till five years had passed that I set out again to write a novel . By then I no longer had any ambition to be a stylist ; I put aside all thought of fine writing . I wanted to ...
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... passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the very moment of fulfilment has been busy with the problematical ...
... passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the very moment of fulfilment has been busy with the problematical ...
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... passed judge- ment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . XXXIV FROM TIME to time I had a ... passing the time . I wrote a series of plays in quick succession . It began with Our Betters , which was written in ...
... passed judge- ment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . XXXIV FROM TIME to time I had a ... passing the time . I wrote a series of plays in quick succession . It began with Our Betters , which was written in ...
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