A Writer's NotebookFilled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, A Writer's Notebook is a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work. From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we see the budding of his incomparable vision and his remarkable career as a writer. Covering the years from his time as a youthful medical student in London to a seasoned world traveler around the world, it is playful, sharp witted, and always revealing. Undoubtedly one of his most significant works, A Writer's Notebook is a must for Maugham fans and anyone interested in the creative process. |
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... French authors do; they meet, indeed, infrequently, and then as likely as not by chance. I remember one author saying to me years ago: “I prefer to live with my raw material.” They do not even read one another very [viii] A wRrr1aR's ...
... French authors do; they meet, indeed, infrequently, and then as likely as not by chance. I remember one author saying to me years ago: “I prefer to live with my raw material.” They do not even read one another very [viii] A wRrr1aR's ...
Page vii
... French literature . He wrote three or four one - act plays , which were neither very good nor very bad ; they neither amuse you much nor move you much , but when well acted they can be sat through without ennui . He wrote several novels ...
... French literature . He wrote three or four one - act plays , which were neither very good nor very bad ; they neither amuse you much nor move you much , but when well acted they can be sat through without ennui . He wrote several novels ...
Page viii
... French authors do ; they meet , indeed , infrequently , and then as likely as not by chance . I remember one author saying to me years ago : " I prefer to live with my raw material . " They do not even read one [ viii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... French authors do ; they meet , indeed , infrequently , and then as likely as not by chance . I remember one author saying to me years ago : " I prefer to live with my raw material . " They do not even read one [ viii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
Page ix
... French take literature much more seriously than we do , a book matters to them as it never matters to us , and they are prepared to wrangle over general principles with a vehemence that leaves us amazed - and tickled , for we cannot get ...
... French take literature much more seriously than we do , a book matters to them as it never matters to us , and they are prepared to wrangle over general principles with a vehemence that leaves us amazed - and tickled , for we cannot get ...
Page x
... French authors that has always caused me astonishment , and that is their practice of reading their works to one another , either when they are in process of writing them , or when they have finished them . In England writers sometimes ...
... French authors that has always caused me astonishment , and that is their practice of reading their works to one another , either when they are in process of writing them , or when they have finished them . In England writers sometimes ...
Contents
Section 15 | 196 |
Section 16 | 227 |
Section 17 | 243 |
Section 18 | 247 |
Section 19 | 266 |
Section 20 | 276 |
Section 21 | 305 |
Section 22 | 319 |
Section 9 | 89 |
Section 10 | 90 |
Section 11 | 99 |
Section 12 | 163 |
Section 13 | 189 |
Section 14 | 194 |
Section 23 | 320 |
Section 24 | 331 |
Section 25 | 332 |
Section 26 | 348 |
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