On a Chinese Screen
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W. Somerset Maugham
(4,619 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)
This is a non-fiction collection of Maugham's observations of life in Asia in the early 20th Century. (Summary by BellonaTimes) (5 hr 8 min)
Chapters
11 Fear 12 The Picture 13 Her Britannic Majesty's Representative
18:51
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
56 The Vice-Consul 57 A Crrr Built on a Rock 58 Libation to the Gods
19:03
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Bewertungen
Wonderful!
(5 Sterne)
Well read, very insightful. Snapshots of the lives of westerners living in China at the turn of the century.
Janet Hayes
(5 Sterne)
What an interesting book. I like the short verbal snapshots of life and people. But of course WSM is one of the finest writers. Highly recommend. Good readers overall.
Francie
(4 Sterne)
good readers. strange and different world. author is cynical and poetic