The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro): Complete, Volume 10Hector Munro, writing under the pseudonym of Saki, leads the reader from garden party to pig sty to political convention in this collection of seventy short stories. |
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... Town of Pskoff 626 Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business 629 The Comments of Moung Ka 630 Biography of Saki by E. M. Munro 637 Index of Titles 717 Reginald First collected , 1904 These sketches originally appeared in CONTENTS xiii.
... Town of Pskoff 626 Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business 629 The Comments of Moung Ka 630 Biography of Saki by E. M. Munro 637 Index of Titles 717 Reginald First collected , 1904 These sketches originally appeared in CONTENTS xiii.
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... MOUNG KA MOUNG KA , cultivator of rice and philosophic virtues , sat on the raised platform of his cane - built house by the banks of the swiftly flowing Irrawaddy . On two sides of the house there was a bright - green swamp , which ...
... MOUNG KA MOUNG KA , cultivator of rice and philosophic virtues , sat on the raised platform of his cane - built house by the banks of the swiftly flowing Irrawaddy . On two sides of the house there was a bright - green swamp , which ...
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... Moung Thwa . " Very wise , " answered Moung Ka , " for if the people were consulted they would say ' No , ' as they have always said when such a decree was submitted to their opinion , and if the people said ' No ' there would be an end ...
... Moung Thwa . " Very wise , " answered Moung Ka , " for if the people were consulted they would say ' No , ' as they have always said when such a decree was submitted to their opinion , and if the people said ' No ' there would be an end ...
Contents
Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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