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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 *

The Summing Up

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    A Paperback / softback by W. Somerset Maugham

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 5 April 2001
      ISBN-13 9780099286899
      978-0099286899
      ISBN-10 0099286890
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      Biography Autobiography: writers W Somerset Maugham Books by W Somerset Maugham

      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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