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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Page 155
... eyes that had only known the wistful patience of defeat . Under his breath , with a fur- tive exultation , he began once again the pæan of victory and devastation . And presently his eyes were rewarded : out through that doorway came a ...
... eyes that had only known the wistful patience of defeat . Under his breath , with a fur- tive exultation , he began once again the pæan of victory and devastation . And presently his eyes were rewarded : out through that doorway came a ...
Page 361
... eyes of one who sees things that are not visible to ordinary mortals , and invests the commonplace things of this world with qualities unsuspected by plainer folk - the eyes of a poet or a house agent . He was quietly dressed that ...
... eyes of one who sees things that are not visible to ordinary mortals , and invests the commonplace things of this world with qualities unsuspected by plainer folk - the eyes of a poet or a house agent . He was quietly dressed that ...
Page 529
... eyes met , for a brief moment , as he handed her two circulars and the fat wrapper - bound bulk of the East Essex News . Their eyes met , for the merest fraction of a second , yet nothing could ever be quite the same again . Cost what ...
... eyes met , for a brief moment , as he handed her two circulars and the fat wrapper - bound bulk of the East Essex News . Their eyes met , for the merest fraction of a second , yet nothing could ever be quite the same again . Cost what ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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