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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... one's will ; one makes one's will as a precaution . To have settled one's affairs is a very good preparation to leading the rest of one's life without concern for the future . When I have finished this book I shall know where I stand ...
... one's will ; one makes one's will as a precaution . To have settled one's affairs is a very good preparation to leading the rest of one's life without concern for the future . When I have finished this book I shall know where I stand ...
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... one's own . So can one have a standard by which to test one's own style and an ideal which in one's modern way one can aim at . For my part the two writers I have found most useful to study for this purpose are Hazlitt and Cardinal ...
... one's own . So can one have a standard by which to test one's own style and an ideal which in one's modern way one can aim at . For my part the two writers I have found most useful to study for this purpose are Hazlitt and Cardinal ...
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... one's childhood and early youth have been passed . One's family , the servants with whom so much of a child's life is spent , one's masters at school , other boys and girls - the boy knows a great deal about them . He sees them with ...
... one's childhood and early youth have been passed . One's family , the servants with whom so much of a child's life is spent , one's masters at school , other boys and girls - the boy knows a great deal about them . He sees them with ...
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