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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... took the potatoes out of the dish one by one and threw one at each picture on the walls . Then without a word he sat down again and went on with his dinner . I asked my friend what effect this behaviour had on the rest of the company ...
... took the potatoes out of the dish one by one and threw one at each picture on the walls . Then without a word he sat down again and went on with his dinner . I asked my friend what effect this behaviour had on the rest of the company ...
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... took me more literally than I intended . When she brought back the typescript on Monday morning it was accompanied by four foolscap sheets of correc- tions . I must confess that at the first glance I was a trifle vexed ; but then I ...
... took me more literally than I intended . When she brought back the typescript on Monday morning it was accompanied by four foolscap sheets of correc- tions . I must confess that at the first glance I was a trifle vexed ; but then I ...
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... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
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