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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![On a Chinese Screen](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqp3sekj7m4xt61qr800194x/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261017%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261017T042750Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=be3bd248d8d903a139d20c562d87b473aa5f31e77facf0390fc7624233dbc6f6) ## About this work On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside ON A CHINESE SCREEN W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM By W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM THE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN OF HUMAN BONDAGE THE MOON AND SIXPENCE THE TREMBLING OF A LEAF LIZA OF LAMBETH MRS. CRADDOCK THE EXPLORER THE MAGICIAN ON A CHINESE SCREEN BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM 1922 LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN Printed in Great Britain Copyright: London, William Heinemann, 1922 FOR SYRIE CONTENTS PAGE I The Rising of the Curtain 11 II My Lady's Parlour 14 III The Mongol Chief 17 IV The Rolling Stone 19 V The Cabinet Minister 23 VI Dinner Parties 27 VII The Altar of Heaven 33 VIII The Servants of God 35 IX The Inn 40 X The Glory Hole 44 XI Fear 47 XII The Picture 55 XIII Her Britannic Majesty's Representative 57 XIV The Opium Den 60 XV The Last Chance 62 XVI The Nun 64 XVII Henderson 66 XVIII Dawn 70 XIX The Point of Honour 73 XX The Beast of Burden 77 XXI Dr. Macalister 80 XXII The Road 85 XXIII God's Truth 90 XXIV Romance 94 XXV The Grand Style 99 XXVI Rain 103 XXVII Sullivan 107 XXVIII The Dining-Room 109 XXIX Arabesque 113 XXX The Consul 114 XXXI The Stripling 122 XXXII The Fannings 124 XXXIII The Song of the River 129 XXXIV Mirage 131 XXXV The Stranger 134 XXXVI Democracy 140 XXXVII The Seventh Day Adventist 144 XXXVIII The Philosopher 147 XXXIX The Missionary Lady 159 XL A Game of Billiards 162 XLI The Skipper 164 XLII The Sights of the Town 166 XLIII Nightfall 171 XLIV The Normal Man 173 XLV The Old Timer 179 XLVI The Plain 183 XLVII Failure 186 XLVIII A Student of the Drama 188 XLIX The Taipan 193 L Metempsychosis 204 LI The Fragment 206 LII One of the Best 211 LIII The… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fon-a-chinese-screen) The sample continues in the full work. 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