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 114
... wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satis- fied with the appreciation of a small band of intel- lectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and rather common ...
... wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satis- fied with the appreciation of a small band of intel- lectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and rather common ...
Page 119
... wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experi- ments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the pub- lic . I ...
... wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experi- ments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the pub- lic . I ...
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... wanted to write ; I do not know whether it was that success did not bring me all I had ex- pected or whether it was a natural reaction from success : I was but just firmly established as a popular playwright when I began to be obsessed ...
... wanted to write ; I do not know whether it was that success did not bring me all I had ex- pected or whether it was a natural reaction from success : I was but just firmly established as a popular playwright when I began to be obsessed ...
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