On a Chinese Screen

by W. Somerset Maugham

20 chapters5h 8mEnglish1922

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This is a non-fiction collection of Maugham's observations of life in Asia in the early 20th Century. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Chapters (20)

11 The Rising of the Curtain

241

22 My Lady's Parlour 3 The Mongol Chief 4 The Rolling Stone

619

35 The Cabinet Minister 6 Dinner Parties 7 The Altar of Heaven

1162

48 The Servants of God 9 The Inn 10 The Glory Hole

964

511 Fear 12 The Picture 13 Her Britannic Majesty's Representative

1131

614 The Opium Den 15 The Last Chance 16 The Nun

482

717 Henderson 18 Dawn 19 The Point of Honour

1026

820 The Beast of Burden 21 Dr. Macalister 22 The Road

1105

923 God's Truth 24 Romance 25 The Grand Style

1145

1026 Rain 27 Sullivan 28 The Dining-Room

943

1129 Arabesque 30 The Consul 31 The Stripling

744

1232 The Fannings 33 The Song of the River 34 Mirage

674

1335 The Stranger 36 Democracy 37 The Seventh Day Adventist

850

1438 The Philosopher 39 The Missionary Lady 40 A Game of Billiards

1223

1541 The Skipper 42 The Sights of the Town 43 Nightfall

761

1644 The Normal Man 45 The Old Timer 46 The Plain

966

1747 Failure 48 A Student of the Drama 49 The Taipan

1693

1850 Metempsychosis 51 The Fragment 52 One of the Best

781

1953 The Sea-Dog 54 The Question 55 The Sinologue

854

2056 The Vice-Consul 57 A Crrr Built on a Rock 58 Libation to the Gods

1143

On a Chinese Screen

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Chapters (20)

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