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On a Chinese Screen
On a Chinese Screen, also known as On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China, is a travel book by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922. It is a series of short sketches Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River in 1919-1920, and although ostensibly about...
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On A Chinese Screen
On A Chinese Screen
A restless British author abroad, W. Somerset Maugham captures the pulse of 1920s China in vivid, crystalline vignettes. Each piece in this classic travel literature collection offers a window into cross-cultural encounters, revealing the tensions, humour, and humanity found...
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On A Chinese Screen
On a Chinese Screen
I have always noticed a prevalent want of courage, even among persons of superior intelligence and culture, as to imparting their own psychological experiences when those have been of a strange sort. Almost all men are afraid that what they could relate in such wise would find...
On A Chinese Screen
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
On a Chinese Screen
On A Chinese Screen
A British writer journeys through the heart of 1920s China, capturing the country's pulse in a time of profound change. In "On A Chinese Screen", W. Somerset Maugham distils his travels into vivid, sharply observed literary essays that unveil the nuances of Chinese culture and...
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On a Chinese screen (The works of W. Somerset M...
On a Chinese Screen
On a Chinese Screen, also known as On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China, is a travel book by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922. It is a series of short sketches Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River in 1919-1920, and although ostensibly about...
On a Chinese Screen
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
On a Chinese Screen
On a Chinese Screen
On A Chinese Screen (1922)
On A Chinese Screen (1922)
On A Chinese Screen is a collection of short stories written by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922. The book is set in China and features a series of vignettes, each offering a glimpse into the lives of various Chinese characters. Through these stories, Maugham explores...
On a Chinese Screen
On A Chinese Screen (1922)
On A Chinese Screen is a collection of short stories and sketches by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922. The book is based on Maugham's experiences during his travels through China in the early 20th century. The stories present a vivid and insightful picture of Chinese...
On A Chinese Screen (1922)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for...
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