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 14
... told me that no one took any notice . He also told me that my grandfather was the ugliest little man he ever saw . I went once to the building of the Incor- porated Society in Chancery Lane to see for myself if he was really so ugly as ...
... told me that no one took any notice . He also told me that my grandfather was the ugliest little man he ever saw . I went once to the building of the Incor- porated Society in Chancery Lane to see for myself if he was really so ugly as ...
Page 16
... told that they were known in the Paris of that day as Beauty and the Beast . Her father was in the army ; he died in India and his widow , my grandmother , after squandering a considerable fortune , settled down in France to live on her ...
... told that they were known in the Paris of that day as Beauty and the Beast . Her father was in the army ; he died in India and his widow , my grandmother , after squandering a considerable fortune , settled down in France to live on her ...
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... told that there are pianists who have a natural technique so that they can play in a manner that most executants can achieve only as the result of unremitting toil , and I am willing to believe that there are writers who are equally ...
... told that there are pianists who have a natural technique so that they can play in a manner that most executants can achieve only as the result of unremitting toil , and I am willing to believe that there are writers who are equally ...
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