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... tion is , How good is that ? Maugham himself thought he had only " slend- er baggage " for his journey into posterity , and saw himself as standing " in the very front row of the second - raters . " But then that judgement implies a ...
... tion is , How good is that ? Maugham himself thought he had only " slend- er baggage " for his journey into posterity , and saw himself as standing " in the very front row of the second - raters . " But then that judgement implies a ...
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William Somerset Maugham. · tion . But for all that the Journal is wonderfully good read- ing . It is extremely amusing . It is witty and subtle and ... tion and put them into appropriate pigeonholes , and when [ xiii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
William Somerset Maugham. · tion . But for all that the Journal is wonderfully good read- ing . It is extremely amusing . It is witty and subtle and ... tion and put them into appropriate pigeonholes , and when [ xiii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... tion appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness ...
... tion appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness ...
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