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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Page 67
... sense of humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and ...
... sense of humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and ...
Page 210
... sense of reality . It is this , however , that has given the French an acute sense of discom- fort . The sermons that Henry James preached to the English on form in the novel aroused their inter- est , but have little affected their ...
... sense of reality . It is this , however , that has given the French an acute sense of discom- fort . The sermons that Henry James preached to the English on form in the novel aroused their inter- est , but have little affected their ...
Page 230
... sense and in the world of sense is a guide to action . His day - dreams satisfy emotional needs and fulfil desires that in the world of affairs are frustrated . But they are pale shadows of real life and at the back of his mind is the ...
... sense and in the world of sense is a guide to action . His day - dreams satisfy emotional needs and fulfil desires that in the world of affairs are frustrated . But they are pale shadows of real life and at the back of his mind is the ...
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