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 xii
... young , a reputation that is incomprehensible to the foreigner . For unfortunately talent and originality do not always attend nobility of character . Jules Renard was very honest , and he does not draw a pretty picture of himself in ...
... young , a reputation that is incomprehensible to the foreigner . For unfortunately talent and originality do not always attend nobility of character . Jules Renard was very honest , and he does not draw a pretty picture of himself in ...
Page xv
... young man's reaction to real life , or what he thought was such , and to liberty , after the sheltered and confined existence , perverted by fond fancies and the reading of novels , which was natural to a boy in the class in which I was ...
... young man's reaction to real life , or what he thought was such , and to liberty , after the sheltered and confined existence , perverted by fond fancies and the reading of novels , which was natural to a boy in the class in which I was ...
Page 12
... the other hand , when , as sometimes happens , there is an animal attraction on one side and an intellectual one on the other , only discord can ensue . When you are young friendship is very important , and [ 12 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... the other hand , when , as sometimes happens , there is an animal attraction on one side and an intellectual one on the other , only discord can ensue . When you are young friendship is very important , and [ 12 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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W. Somerset Maugham. When you are young friendship is very important , and every new friend you make is an exciting adventure . I do not remember who the persons were who occasioned these confused reflections , but since extreme youth is ...
W. Somerset Maugham. When you are young friendship is very important , and every new friend you make is an exciting adventure . I do not remember who the persons were who occasioned these confused reflections , but since extreme youth is ...
Page 17
... young man with a Roman shiped eye an ' a cast in ' is nose . " " How about our Sunday boots now ? " " You're very clever ! ' Ow many did yer mother ' ave like you ? " " Yus , I've ' ad fifteen children , an ' only two ' usbinds ter do ...
... young man with a Roman shiped eye an ' a cast in ' is nose . " " How about our Sunday boots now ? " " You're very clever ! ' Ow many did yer mother ' ave like you ? " " Yus , I've ' ad fifteen children , an ' only two ' usbinds ter do ...
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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