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Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing his private self, The Summing Up, written when Maugham was sixty-four, is an inimitable expression of a personal credo.

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In what Somerset Maugham has written readers have found fascinating tales, sharply revealed characters, a fine narrative craft, and an author who has always been completely, honestly himself -- J.B. Priestley
One of the finest short-story stylists Britain has ever produced * Economist *
One of the most cosmopolitan English writers * Washington Post *

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    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 05/04/2001
    ISBN13: 9780099286899, 978-0099286899
    ISBN10: 0099286890
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing his private self, The Summing Up, written when Maugham was sixty-four, is an inimitable expression of a personal credo.

    Trade Review
    In what Somerset Maugham has written readers have found fascinating tales, sharply revealed characters, a fine narrative craft, and an author who has always been completely, honestly himself -- J.B. Priestley
    One of the finest short-story stylists Britain has ever produced * Economist *
    One of the most cosmopolitan English writers * Washington Post *

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