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 557
... Bertie the after- noon had been anything but perfect . Bertie made a suitable reply , in which a questioning note seemed to hover . " " " Thank you ever so much for those lovely handkerchiefs , ' said Ella , answering the unspoken ...
... Bertie the after- noon had been anything but perfect . Bertie made a suitable reply , in which a questioning note seemed to hover . " " " Thank you ever so much for those lovely handkerchiefs , ' said Ella , answering the unspoken ...
Page 558
... Bertie felt that the glamour of his anxiously deliberated present had faded away in the disagree- able restriction that hedged round its acknowledgment . " Is anything the matter ? " asked Bertie's friend Clovis when they met that ...
... Bertie felt that the glamour of his anxiously deliberated present had faded away in the disagree- able restriction that hedged round its acknowledgment . " Is anything the matter ? " asked Bertie's friend Clovis when they met that ...
Page 559
... Bertie , carissimo , " it began , " I wonder if you will have the nerve to do it : it will take some nerve , too ... Bertie's correspond- ence diligently for traces of possible dissipation or youthful entanglements , and at last the ...
... Bertie , carissimo , " it began , " I wonder if you will have the nerve to do it : it will take some nerve , too ... Bertie's correspond- ence diligently for traces of possible dissipation or youthful entanglements , and at last the ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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