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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Page 126
... suppose , by the advent of the cinema . To- day , audiences , especially in English - speaking coun- tries , have learnt to see the point of a scene at once and having seen it want to pass on to the next ; they catch the gist of a ...
... suppose , by the advent of the cinema . To- day , audiences , especially in English - speaking coun- tries , have learnt to see the point of a scene at once and having seen it want to pass on to the next ; they catch the gist of a ...
Page 138
... suppose that the natural discursiveness of his mind was a virtue . If he had not been persuaded that the public were fools , who must be bullied rather than cajoled , he would by the usual method of trial and error have learnt to ...
... suppose that the natural discursiveness of his mind was a virtue . If he had not been persuaded that the public were fools , who must be bullied rather than cajoled , he would by the usual method of trial and error have learnt to ...
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... suppose , along the vast course of time the men we are have been gradually created . And if the astronomer tells us truth this planet will eventually reach a condition when living things can no longer exist upon it and at long last the ...
... suppose , along the vast course of time the men we are have been gradually created . And if the astronomer tells us truth this planet will eventually reach a condition when living things can no longer exist upon it and at long last the ...
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