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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... Umberleigh 455 The Wolves of Cernogratz 460 Louis 465 The Guests 470 The Penance 474 The Phantom Luncheon 480 A Bread and Butter Miss 484 Bertie's Christmas Eve 489 Forewarned 495 The Interlopers 502 Quail Seed 508 Canossa 514 The ...
... Umberleigh 455 The Wolves of Cernogratz 460 Louis 465 The Guests 470 The Penance 474 The Phantom Luncheon 480 A Bread and Butter Miss 484 Bertie's Christmas Eve 489 Forewarned 495 The Interlopers 502 Quail Seed 508 Canossa 514 The ...
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... UMBERLEIGH N a first - class carriage of a train speeding Balkanward friendly , fitful converse . They had first foregathered in the cold grey dawn at the frontier line , where the ... UMBERLEIGH The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh.
... UMBERLEIGH N a first - class carriage of a train speeding Balkanward friendly , fitful converse . They had first foregathered in the cold grey dawn at the frontier line , where the ... UMBERLEIGH The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh.
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... Umberleigh before the missing woman turned up ; the subsequent yearly instalments were an unlooked - for incre- ment to the original haul . " Crispina found that the eight years ' interregnum had materially weakened her ascendency over ...
... Umberleigh before the missing woman turned up ; the subsequent yearly instalments were an unlooked - for incre- ment to the original haul . " Crispina found that the eight years ' interregnum had materially weakened her ascendency over ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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