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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... took me more literally than I intended . When she brought back the typescript on Monday morning it was accompanied by four foolscap sheets of correc- tions . I must confess that at the first glance I was a trifle vexed ; but then I ...
... took me more literally than I intended . When she brought back the typescript on Monday morning it was accompanied by four foolscap sheets of correc- tions . I must confess that at the first glance I was a trifle vexed ; but then I ...
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... took all this to - do as nat- ural . One evening when I was dining alone at my club a fellow member , but a stranger to me , was en- tertaining a guest at the next table to mine ; they were going to one of my plays and began to talk of ...
... took all this to - do as nat- ural . One evening when I was dining alone at my club a fellow member , but a stranger to me , was en- tertaining a guest at the next table to mine ; they were going to one of my plays and began to talk of ...
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... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
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