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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When once I happened to do a friend a good turn ( for what reasons , since I knew that all our actions were purely selfish , I did not stop to think ) and wanting to show his gratitude ( which of course he had no business to feel ...
When once I happened to do a friend a good turn ( for what reasons , since I knew that all our actions were purely selfish , I did not stop to think ) and wanting to show his gratitude ( which of course he had no business to feel ...
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He talked to me of Italy and Greece , neither of which in point of fact he knew , but he fired my young imagination and I began to learn Italian . I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte .
He talked to me of Italy and Greece , neither of which in point of fact he knew , but he fired my young imagination and I began to learn Italian . I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte .
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I knew , that is to say , what I could expect from an audience . Without their collaboration I could do nothing and I knew how far their collaboration could go . I found myself increasingly dissatisfied with this .
I knew , that is to say , what I could expect from an audience . Without their collaboration I could do nothing and I knew how far their collaboration could go . I found myself increasingly dissatisfied with this .
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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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