This is a non-fiction collection of Maugham's observations of life in Asia in the early 20th Century. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
1 The Rising of the Curtain
04:01 - Chapter 2
2 My Lady's Parlour 3 The Mongol Chief 4 The Rolling Stone
10:19 - Chapter 3
5 The Cabinet Minister 6 Dinner Parties 7 The Altar of Heaven
19:22 - Chapter 4
8 The Servants of God 9 The Inn 10 The Glory Hole
16:04 - Chapter 5
11 Fear 12 The Picture 13 Her Britannic Majesty's Representative
18:51 - Chapter 6
14 The Opium Den 15 The Last Chance 16 The Nun
08:02 - Chapter 7
17 Henderson 18 Dawn 19 The Point of Honour
17:06 - Chapter 8
20 The Beast of Burden 21 Dr. Macalister 22 The Road
18:25 - Chapter 9
23 God's Truth 24 Romance 25 The Grand Style
19:05 - Chapter 10
26 Rain 27 Sullivan 28 The Dining-Room
15:43 - Chapter 11
29 Arabesque 30 The Consul 31 The Stripling
12:24 - Chapter 12
32 The Fannings 33 The Song of the River 34 Mirage
11:14 - Chapter 13
35 The Stranger 36 Democracy 37 The Seventh Day Adventist
14:10 - Chapter 14
38 The Philosopher 39 The Missionary Lady 40 A Game of Billiards
20:23 - Chapter 15
41 The Skipper 42 The Sights of the Town 43 Nightfall
12:41 - Chapter 16
44 The Normal Man 45 The Old Timer 46 The Plain
16:06 - Chapter 17
47 Failure 48 A Student of the Drama 49 The Taipan
28:13 - Chapter 18
50 Metempsychosis 51 The Fragment 52 One of the Best
13:01 - Chapter 19
53 The Sea-Dog 54 The Question 55 The Sinologue
14:14 - Chapter 20
56 The Vice-Consul 57 A Crrr Built on a Rock 58 Libation to the Gods
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