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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... the simple beauties that are all around him . He is not a humbug ; he admires what he admires sincerely and with real enthusiasm ; but he can see beauty only if it is pointed out to him . He can [ 4 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... the simple beauties that are all around him . He is not a humbug ; he admires what he admires sincerely and with real enthusiasm ; but he can see beauty only if it is pointed out to him . He can [ 4 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... beauty - sleep of death , my uncle had married again . # Last year there was a bad storm in St. Ives ' Bay and an Italian ship was caught in it . The ship was going down ; a rocket was sent , but the sailors didn't seem to know how to ...
... beauty - sleep of death , my uncle had married again . # Last year there was a bad storm in St. Ives ' Bay and an Italian ship was caught in it . The ship was going down ; a rocket was sent , but the sailors didn't seem to know how to ...
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... beauty . But it is obvious that in the development of oneself and the following of one's instincts , one is certain to come in contact with other people . So I asked B. what he would say to a man whose instinct it was to rob or murder ...
... beauty . But it is obvious that in the development of oneself and the following of one's instincts , one is certain to come in contact with other people . So I asked B. what he would say to a man whose instinct it was to rob or murder ...
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... beauty in their pictures and then looking at what they had painted saw beauty there too . It does not now require great perspicacity to receive as great a thrill of delight from a factory with its chimneys as from a green field with its ...
... beauty in their pictures and then looking at what they had painted saw beauty there too . It does not now require great perspicacity to receive as great a thrill of delight from a factory with its chimneys as from a green field with its ...
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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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