Chapter 89 Maugham's notebook

Maugham's notebook Somerset Maugham published a very interesting book in 1949 entitled "A Writer's Notebook" (Awriters Notebook).He was seventy-five years old at the time, and he said he had been working since he was eighteen. I started to have the habit of taking notes on the go, and the notes I wrote down already have a thick volume of fifteen volumes.This "One Work" Family's Notebook", which he himself selected from these materials, from 1892 to 1 From 1949 to 1949, it includes part of the notes he wrote down during the fifty-seven years, and the scope of content is very extensive.

Maugham's notes are all about things he saw and heard by chance, as well as fragmentary feelings. Thoughts and opinions were written down at the time when I thought they were useful for my own writing.These Some of the materials have already been woven into his later works, and some have been woven from a sentence or a A short story developed into a book.But there are many that have never been used. "A Writer" These are the ones selected in "Journeyman's Notebook". Although they are all random records without a system, they are written The material is very interesting to read, and some of them are excellent short stories.Here are two of them,

All recorded in 1939: Hotel room: In one of them, a man sees a hotel room as freedom Symbol of life.He thought of the adventures he had had in these rooms, the pleasant meditations; Because his mood at this time was too quiet and happy, he thought that there would never be a happier moment in life than this, so he Taking an overdose of sleeping pills.In another room, another woman who spent the year from a hotel Stranded to another hotel.For her, this life was a misery.She is homeless.if she has She never stayed in a hotel because some disgraceful boyfriend asked her to stay with them for a week or two.

Expect.They wanted her out of pity for her, and were relieved to see her go.she feels like she has no Unable to endure the torment of this life any longer, he also took an overdose of sleeping pills.These two things in the hotel when In the eyes of bureaus and journalists, it became an unsolvable mystery.They suspected that Rommath might be among them. They tried to connect the two things, but found nothing. The other is: A man, a veteran, fell madly in love with a woman who worked in a factory.This The man is married with a jealous wife who is tongue-in-cheek.The two eloped and rented a house somewhere to live secretly

Down.From the newspaper, the woman was surprised to find that the man had killed his wife and then escaped.he sooner or later It is inevitable that he will be found, so during the hiding period, in order to avoid being arrested, he has decided to kill She kills herself again.She was terrified and wanted to run away, but she loved him too much and couldn't make up her mind.when she finally got It was too late to make up my mind.The police had arrived, and he shot her dead before committing suicide.