On a Chinese Screen

William Somerset Maugham

George H. Doran Company, 1922 - Authors, English - 227 pages

Contents

• THE RISING OF THE CURTAIN: 11
• MY LADYS PARLOUR: 14
• THE MONGOL CHIEF: 17
• THE ROLLING STONE: 19
• THE CABINET MINISTER: 23
• DINNER PARTIES: 27
• THE ALTAR OF HEAVEN: 33
• THE SERVANTS OF GOD: 35
• IX THE INN: 40
• THE GLORY HOLE: 44
• FEAR: 47
• THE PICTURE: 55
• HER BRITANNIC MAJESTYS REPRESENTATIVE: 57
• THE CONSUL: 58
• THE OPIUM DEN: 60
• THE LAST CHANCE: 62
• THE NUN: 64
• HENDERSON: 66
• DAWN: 70
• THE POINT OF HONOUR: 73
• THE BEAST OF BURDEN: 77
• DR MACALISTER: 80
• THE ROAD: 85
• GODS TRUTH: 90
• ROMANCE: 94
• THE GRAND STYLE: 99
• RAIN: 103
• SULLIVAN: 107
• THE SONG OF THE RIVER: 129
• XXXVI: 140
• THE PHILOSOPHER: 147
• XXXIX: 159
• THE SIGHTS OF THE TOWN: 166
• THE NORMAL: 173
• THE OLD TIMER: 179
• THE QUESTION: 221
• A CITY BUILT ON A ROCK: 231

Bibliographic information

• Title: On a Chinese Screen; Volume 17 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham; Murray Hill library; Issue 26 of The Saint Giles library
• Author: William Somerset Maugham
• Publisher: George H. Doran Company, 1922
• Length: 227 pages