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 xvi
... turn to it with avidity . By some happy chance what interests me seems to interest a great many other people ; I could never have expected it , and I have never ceased to be surprised at it ; but it may be that what has happened so ...
... turn to it with avidity . By some happy chance what interests me seems to interest a great many other people ; I could never have expected it , and I have never ceased to be surprised at it ; but it may be that what has happened so ...
Page 6
... turn , " he said when he told me . # I had just come from London . I went into the dining - room and there I saw my old aunt sitting at her table and at work . The lamp was lit. I went up to her and touched her on the shoulder ; she ...
... turn , " he said when he told me . # I had just come from London . I went into the dining - room and there I saw my old aunt sitting at her table and at work . The lamp was lit. I went up to her and touched her on the shoulder ; she ...
Page 12
... 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 of new friends ; by seeing ...
... 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 of new friends ; by seeing ...
Page 17
... turn into an epigram . Anyone can tell the truth , but only very few of us can make epigrams . In the nineties , however , we all tried to . # " Do you know French ? " " Oh , well , you know , I can read a French novel when it's ...
... turn into an epigram . Anyone can tell the truth , but only very few of us can make epigrams . In the nineties , however , we all tried to . # " Do you know French ? " " Oh , well , you know , I can read a French novel when it's ...
Page 20
... 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 instinct of propagation has been satisfied , the madness which blinded the lover ...
... 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 instinct of propagation has been satisfied , the madness which blinded the lover ...
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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