The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... difficult to find on the Eng- lish stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . On the other hand , I have had plays produced in which I was conscious that the audience were not seeing anything like what I wanted them to ...
... difficult to find on the Eng- lish stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . On the other hand , I have had plays produced in which I was conscious that the audience were not seeing anything like what I wanted them to ...
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... difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that they were but the neces- sary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was the hope than ...
... difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that they were but the neces- sary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was the hope than ...
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... he says , is nothing but this , that each should act in conformity with his nature and his business . ? I i ! ! T THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN [ 310 ] THE SUMMING UP To follow it does not look so difficult that human ...
... he says , is nothing but this , that each should act in conformity with his nature and his business . ? I i ! ! T THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN [ 310 ] THE SUMMING UP To follow it does not look so difficult that human ...
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