Memoir: Somerset Maugham looks back at his life in literature. Of course, his life was far from over-he was to live a further twenty-seven years! Maugham has written "an account of himself, his chosen profession and its practitioners; and he has done so with a lucidity, a simplicity, a euphony, and a liveliness that should win the admiration and gratitude of all literate and discriminating readers." -Terence Holliday, Saturday Review, 26 March 1938
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Memoir: Somerset Maugham looks back at his life in literature. Of course, his life was far from over-he was to live a further twenty-seven years! Maugham has written "an account of himself, his chosen profession and its practitioners; and he has done so with a lucidity, a simplicity, a euphony, and a liveliness that should win the admiration and gratitude of all literate and discriminating readers." -Terence Holliday, Saturday Review, 26 March 1938
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This is a compelling work by one of the world's best-known authors. I first read it nearly 50 years ago, shortly after it was published, and I'm reading it again now. Though it is not an autobiography, it's autobiographical in nature and includes many of Maugham's perceptive comments about people, places and ideas. It's well worth your time, is very accessible and belongs on every bookshelf.
Richard J
Sep 10, 2011
An essential book for writers
The style that made Maugham so popular is in full display here. Who can write like this today?