The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro)Hector Hugh Munro, perhaps the best-loved among English humorists and short-story writers, has endeared himself to all kinds of new friends since his death in action during World War One in 1916. The 135 stories in this book of over 700 pages, with the Biography by his sister, Ethel M. Munro, and the Introduction by Christopher Morley keep alive the grace and felicity and whimsical satire of the man who effaced himself in the pseudonym of Saki. |
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Saki. BIOGRAPHY OF SAKI Y earliest recollection of Hector , my younger brother , was in the nursery at home , where , with my elder brother , Charlie , we had been left alone . Hector seized the long - handled hearth brush , plunged it ...
Saki. BIOGRAPHY OF SAKI Y earliest recollection of Hector , my younger brother , was in the nursery at home , where , with my elder brother , Charlie , we had been left alone . Hector seized the long - handled hearth brush , plunged it ...
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... Hector and his friend pressed themselves flat against a doorway ; a bullet whizzed past Hector's head and lodged a foot off in the wall . By 2.50 the Palace Square was cleared of people and the corpses and wounded were being collected ...
... Hector and his friend pressed themselves flat against a doorway ; a bullet whizzed past Hector's head and lodged a foot off in the wall . By 2.50 the Palace Square was cleared of people and the corpses and wounded were being collected ...
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... Hector chose the hotel ; he had an unerring instinct for a place a little out of the ordinary . Next door to our caravanserai was a post - office which sold odds and ends as well as stamps . Choosing some picture post - cards one day I ...
... Hector chose the hotel ; he had an unerring instinct for a place a little out of the ordinary . Next door to our caravanserai was a post - office which sold odds and ends as well as stamps . Choosing some picture post - cards one day I ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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