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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Page xi
... one's place in the public esteem . This results in frantic efforts to attract the benevolent attention of critics , and it is to the effect their reviews may have that must be ascribed the anxiety felt even by authors of reputation will ...
... one's place in the public esteem . This results in frantic efforts to attract the benevolent attention of critics , and it is to the effect their reviews may have that must be ascribed the anxiety felt even by authors of reputation will ...
Page xvi
... one's rival , for I have retired from the hurlyburly and ensconced myself not uncomfortably on the shelf . Any ambition I may have had has long since been satisfied . I contend with none not because none is worth my strife , but because ...
... one's rival , for I have retired from the hurlyburly and ensconced myself not uncomfortably on the shelf . Any ambition I may have had has long since been satisfied . I contend with none not because none is worth my strife , but because ...
Page 12
... one's admiration was misplaced turns into contempt and aversion . Sometimes , for one reason or another , however , you continue to frequent these people . The way to profit by their society then is to make them yield you the advantages ...
... one's admiration was misplaced turns into contempt and aversion . Sometimes , for one reason or another , however , you continue to frequent these people . The way to profit by their society then is to make them yield you the advantages ...
Page 15
... one's own personality and that one does by following one's instincts , by letting oneself be carried on the waves of human things and by submitting oneself to all the accidents of fate and fortune . Then finally one is purified by these ...
... one's own personality and that one does by following one's instincts , by letting oneself be carried on the waves of human things and by submitting oneself to all the accidents of fate and fortune . Then finally one is purified by these ...
Page 16
... 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 . He answered that society found the instinct harmful and therefore punished the man ...
... 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 . He answered that society found the instinct harmful and therefore punished the man ...
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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