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
... 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 transmuted ...
... 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 transmuted ...
Page viii
... 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 ...
... 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 ix
... tell you is pretty good , another they will say is no great shakes , but their enthusiasm for the former seldom reaches fever - heat , and their disesteem for the latter is manifested rather by indifference than by detraction . They do ...
... tell you is pretty good , another they will say is no great shakes , but their enthusiasm for the former seldom reaches fever - heat , and their disesteem for the latter is manifested rather by indifference than by detraction . They do ...
Page 10
... nice , ' says I. ' ' Tain't everyone ' as a suit of dress - clothes , is it ? ' says she . " Then to me : " I tell yer , he did look a caution ; he had a great big white flower in his button - hole ; [ 10 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... nice , ' says I. ' ' Tain't everyone ' as a suit of dress - clothes , is it ? ' says she . " Then to me : " I tell yer , he did look a caution ; he had a great big white flower in his button - hole ; [ 10 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
Page 11
... Telling me of a long word someone had used : " Such an aristocratic word , you know ; why , it sounded as if it would break your jaw coming out . " " Oh , it'll all come right in the end when we get four balls of worsted for a penny ...
... Telling me of a long word someone had used : " Such an aristocratic word , you know ; why , it sounded as if it would break your jaw coming out . " " Oh , it'll all come right in the end when we get four balls of worsted for a penny ...
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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