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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... heart - burning . And it is because the financial rewards of authorship are so small that there is so much eagerness , so much scheming to win the prizes that are every year awarded to certain books , or to enter into one or other of ...
... heart - burning . And it is because the financial rewards of authorship are so small that there is so much eagerness , so much scheming to win the prizes that are every year awarded to certain books , or to enter into one or other of ...
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... heart as true as yours has the right to say the most unpleasant things . Go on . * Brooks . He is a man under the middle size , broad and sturdy and well - shaped ; with a beautiful head , a good nose , and a broad , high forehead ; but ...
... heart as true as yours has the right to say the most unpleasant things . Go on . * Brooks . He is a man under the middle size , broad and sturdy and well - shaped ; with a beautiful head , a good nose , and a broad , high forehead ; but ...
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W. Somerset Maugham. get the first woman on whom they have set their heart , soon turn to a second . It is but seldom that a man loves once and for all ; it may only show that his sexual instincts are not very strong . # As soon as the ...
W. Somerset Maugham. get the first woman on whom they have set their heart , soon turn to a second . It is but seldom that a man loves once and for all ; it may only show that his sexual instincts are not very strong . # As soon as the ...
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... there is still an after - taste of bitterness , while misery is unalloyed . # No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well - bred woman . # The usual result of a man's cohabitation with a woman [ 21 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... there is still an after - taste of bitterness , while misery is unalloyed . # No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well - bred woman . # The usual result of a man's cohabitation with a woman [ 21 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... heart on having one now that she was pregnant again and though he'd explained the danger to her and said that it was only an even chance that she'd come through , she'd told him that she was prepared to risk it . Her husband wanted it ...
... heart on having one now that she was pregnant again and though he'd explained the danger to her and said that it was only an even chance that she'd come through , she'd told him that she was prepared to risk it . Her husband wanted it ...
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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