Lot #622
W. Somerset Maugham

“When they speak of loss of identity they can only mean that your characters are not all of a piece and so seem rather dim”

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“When they speak of loss of identity they can only mean that your characters are not all of a piece and so seem rather dim”

TLS signed “W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5 x 8, Villa Mauresque letterhead, March 17, 1957. Letter to an aspiring writer. In part: “I really don’t know what the Doubleday young men mean when they speak of your characters being too controlled and losing their identity…When they speak of loss of identity they can only mean that your characters are not all of a piece and so seem rather dim.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

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Auction Title: November Monthly
Dates: #395 - Ended November 14, 2012

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Lot #622 W. Somerset Maugham

“When they speak of loss of identity they can only mean that your characters are not all of a piece and so seem rather dim”

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“When they speak of loss of identity they can only mean that your characters are not all of a piece and so seem rather dim”

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Lot #622
W. Somerset Maugham