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 210
The fact is that they are suspicious of form . They find in it a sort of airlessness ; its constraint irks them ; they feel that when the author has fixed upon his material a wilful shape life has slipped through his fingers .
The fact is that they are suspicious of form . They find in it a sort of airlessness ; its constraint irks them ; they feel that when the author has fixed upon his material a wilful shape life has slipped through his fingers .
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In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impressionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and ...
In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impressionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and ...
Page 284
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 A Mentor book Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition Works, William Somerset Maugham Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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