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 vi
... story will tell you that story-telling is the least important part of the novelist's equipment, and if he is devoid of humour he will moan that humour is the death of fiction. In order to give the glow of life to brute fact it must be ...
... story will tell you that story-telling is the least important part of the novelist's equipment, and if he is devoid of humour he will moan that humour is the death of fiction. In order to give the glow of life to brute fact it must be ...
Page vii
... story of his own childhood , the story of a little uncouth boy whose harsh and unnatural mother leads him a wretched life . Renard's method of writing , without ornament , without emphasis , heightens the pathos of the dreadful tale ...
... story of his own childhood , the story of a little uncouth boy whose harsh and unnatural mother leads him a wretched life . Renard's method of writing , without ornament , without emphasis , heightens the pathos of the dreadful tale ...
Page viii
... story will tell you that story - telling is the least important part of the novelist's equipment , and if he is devoid of humour he will moan that humour is the death of fiction . In order to give the glow of life to brute fact it must ...
... story will tell you that story - telling is the least important part of the novelist's equipment , and if he is devoid of humour he will moan that humour is the death of fiction . In order to give the glow of life to brute fact it must ...
Page xv
... story or a novel , thinking it might entertain the reader who chanced to remember one or the other , to see on what materials I devised a more elaborate piece . I have never claimed to create anything out of nothing ; I have always ...
... story or a novel , thinking it might entertain the reader who chanced to remember one or the other , to see on what materials I devised a more elaborate piece . I have never claimed to create anything out of nothing ; I have always ...
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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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