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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Disciples arose who sought to follow in his steps , but the event has proved that it was impossible to do so without his great gifts . The most talented of these was Granville Barker . As many scenes in his plays show , Granville Barker ...
Disciples arose who sought to follow in his steps , but the event has proved that it was impossible to do so without his great gifts . The most talented of these was Granville Barker . As many scenes in his plays show , Granville Barker ...
Page 184
It can only give him two good things : one , the more important by far , is the freedom to follow his own bent , and the other is confidence in himself . Notwithstanding his pretension and his susceptible vanity the author when he ...
It can only give him two good things : one , the more important by far , is the freedom to follow his own bent , and the other is confidence in himself . Notwithstanding his pretension and his susceptible vanity the author when he ...
Page 310
1 To follow it does not look so difficult that human weakness quails before it as beyond its strength . With it I can end my book . The beauty of life , he says , is nothing but this , that each should act in conformity with his nature ...
1 To follow it does not look so difficult that human weakness quails before it as beyond its strength . With it I can end my book . The beauty of life , he says , is nothing but this , that each should act in conformity with his nature ...
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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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