num_pages: 288
description: Short stories, all born of Maugham's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle or the remembered East of a repatriate's suburban home, they reveal Maugham as a shrewd and human judge of character and soul.Footprints in the JungleMabelP. &amp; O.The Door of OpportunityThe Buried TalentBefore the PartyMr. Know-AllNeil MacAdamThe End of the FlightThe Force of Circumstance
language: English
title: Far Eastern Tales
titlecomplete: Far Eastern Tales
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Asia, Historical Fiction, Travel, Literature, Short Stories, Audiobook
ratings_count: 711
places: Borneo, Kuala Lumpur, Apia, Malaysia, Samoa, Singapore, Pago Pago, Southeast Asia
publisher: Random House UK