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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... crowd across the mental eye , and perhaps fix it in your memory . All of us have had good ideas or vivid sensations that we thought would one day come in useful , but which , because we were too lazy to write them down , have entirely ...
... crowd across the mental eye , and perhaps fix it in your memory . All of us have had good ideas or vivid sensations that we thought would one day come in useful , but which , because we were too lazy to write them down , have entirely ...
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... crowd of Atheists , Romanists , Dissenters and Scientists . He could barely keep serious in his scorn for the theories of evolution ; and would set up like a row of ninepins the hypotheses of philosophers and learned men and knock them ...
... crowd of Atheists , Romanists , Dissenters and Scientists . He could barely keep serious in his scorn for the theories of evolution ; and would set up like a row of ninepins the hypotheses of philosophers and learned men and knock them ...
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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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