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 67
Saki. and would perhaps fit him . The dear gods , who know the end before the beginning , were perhaps growing a gardener's boy somewhere to fit the garments , and Judkin was only a care- taker , inhabiting a portion of them . That is ...
Saki. and would perhaps fit him . The dear gods , who know the end before the beginning , were perhaps growing a gardener's boy somewhere to fit the garments , and Judkin was only a care- taker , inhabiting a portion of them . That is ...
Page 295
... perhaps , but not poor , " corrected Vasco ; " if you read the list carefully you'll notice that I haven't troubled to include any one whose financial standing isn't above question . " Lulu glared at her nephew for some moments in ...
... perhaps , but not poor , " corrected Vasco ; " if you read the list carefully you'll notice that I haven't troubled to include any one whose financial standing isn't above question . " Lulu glared at her nephew for some moments in ...
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... Perhaps .. perhaps he had flown elsewhere . But when morning came there floated up to him , through the noise and bustle of the Cathedral world , a faint heart - aching message from the prisoner in the wicker cage far below . And every ...
... Perhaps .. perhaps he had flown elsewhere . But when morning came there floated up to him , through the noise and bustle of the Cathedral world , a faint heart - aching message from the prisoner in the wicker cage far below . And every ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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