Contents: i. - a compelling Introduction by Anthony Burgess ii - a Preface (also in Collected Short Stories: Volume 4, and, Maugham's Borneo stories)

1. The Vessel of Wrath (also found in more Far Eastern Tales, and, Ah King)
2. The Force of Circumstance (also found in Far Eastern tales)
3. The Door of Opportunity (also in Far Eastern Tales, and, Ah King)
4. The Four Dutchmen (also found in Collected Short Stories: Volume 4, and, More Far Eastern Tales)
5. P&O (also in Collected Short Stories: Volume 4, and, Far Eastern Tales)
6. A Casual Affair (also in Collected Short Stories: Volume 4)