MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
A Writer’s Notebook.
London: William Heinemann LTD , 1949.
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"A novel cannot be made of facts alone; in themselves they are dead things": Limited Edition of A Writer’s Notebook; Signed by W. Somerset Maugham
Limited edition of Maugham’s semi-autobiographical confessional. Octavo, original publisher’s half-leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, top edge gilt. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 455. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In fine condition, with several pages uncut. Ownership plate to the rear pastedown of Craig V. Showalter. Housed in the original white board slipcase in very good condition.
W. Somerset Maugham’s A Writer’s Notebook is a revealing, decades-long collection of personal notes and reflections kept between 1892 and 1949, offering an intimate view of his life, mind, and literary craft. Part journal and part creative workshop, it traces his development from his early years as a medical student through a lifetime of travel and writing, preserving the raw observations and anecdotes that later became the foundation for many of his stories and novels. Filled with sharp sketches of character, witty commentary, and a detached yet often moving tone, the notebook illuminates Maugham’s creative process, his ideas about storytelling, and his clear-eyed understanding of human emotion and behavior. A Writer's Notebook "shows [Maugham] at his best, as detached, observant, and affecting a pose of worldliness even in his apparent private thoughts" (Drabble 631).
A Writer’s Notebook.
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