The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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... French nurses and I had been sent to a French school for children . My knowl- edge of English must have been slight . I have been told that on one occasion , seeing a horse out of the window of a railway carriage , I cried : ' Regardez ...
... French nurses and I had been sent to a French school for children . My knowl- edge of English must have been slight . I have been told that on one occasion , seeing a horse out of the window of a railway carriage , I cried : ' Regardez ...
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... French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment . He was the first of the rococo artists . If Swift reminds you of a French canal Dryden recalls ...
... French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment . He was the first of the rococo artists . If Swift reminds you of a French canal Dryden recalls ...
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... French . For French is the common language of educated men and it is certainly convenient to speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the ...
... French . For French is the common language of educated men and it is certainly convenient to speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the ...
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