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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... face , clean - shaven , narrows down to a pointed chin ; his eyes are pale blue , slightly expressionless ; his mouth is large and his lips are thick and sensual ; his hair is curly but getting thin ; and he wears it long . He has a ...
... face , clean - shaven , narrows down to a pointed chin ; his eyes are pale blue , slightly expressionless ; his mouth is large and his lips are thick and sensual ; his hair is curly but getting thin ; and he wears it long . He has a ...
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... faces to the wall , and I asked him why . He said there was so much more character in the back of things . Annandale : " I often think life must be quite different to a man called Smith ; it can have neither poetry [ 9 ] A WRITER'S ...
... faces to the wall , and I asked him why . He said there was so much more character in the back of things . Annandale : " I often think life must be quite different to a man called Smith ; it can have neither poetry [ 9 ] A WRITER'S ...
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... face , he did look a type and no mistake . " " Ah yes , I wanted a little boy , and the Lord , He gave me my wish : but I wish He hadn't now ; I should've like to have a little girl , and I should have taught her scrubbin ' and the ...
... face , he did look a type and no mistake . " " Ah yes , I wanted a little boy , and the Lord , He gave me my wish : but I wish He hadn't now ; I should've like to have a little girl , and I should have taught her scrubbin ' and the ...
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... face about the spiritual satisfaction to be found in art and literature , but when you're young there's a lot more fun to be got out of having a girl than by listening to a sonata . # The evils incident on peace might be shown by a ...
... face about the spiritual satisfaction to be found in art and literature , but when you're young there's a lot more fun to be got out of having a girl than by listening to a sonata . # The evils incident on peace might be shown by a ...
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... 't even remember her face . What to her was a tragic and dreadful ordeal to him was no more than a drab little incident which had slipped his memory . # A Thames waterman was in love with a girl and [ 36 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... 't even remember her face . What to her was a tragic and dreadful ordeal to him was no more than a drab little incident which had slipped his memory . # A Thames waterman was in love with a girl and [ 36 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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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