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The Summing Up
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Plot Summary of The Summing Up
"Maugham's masterly commentary on life, literature and the pursuit of his craft of writing."
Ranjith Thomas, Resident Scholar



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Plot
job/profession: - writer
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1900+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 60's-90's
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius (really!)
Physique - average physique

Setting
Century: - 1900-1920's

Style
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Autobiography? Yes
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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