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 229
... fact that he had a second cousin who was head stable - lad at a neighbouring racing establishment , and usually gifted with much inside information as to private form and possibilities . Only the fact of her ladyship having taken it ...
... fact that he had a second cousin who was head stable - lad at a neighbouring racing establishment , and usually gifted with much inside information as to private form and possibilities . Only the fact of her ladyship having taken it ...
Page 526
... fact , dislike of Mrs. Pentherby was almost a bond of union between the other women , and more than one threatening disagreement had been rapidly dissipated by her obvious and malicious attempts to inflame and extend it ; and the most ...
... fact , dislike of Mrs. Pentherby was almost a bond of union between the other women , and more than one threatening disagreement had been rapidly dissipated by her obvious and malicious attempts to inflame and extend it ; and the most ...
Page 540
... fact it often seems to help as a means for get- ting a lot of reality out of life ; I am sure there are men and women who do their shopping in little back streets of Paris , buying four carrots and a shred of beef for their daily suste ...
... fact it often seems to help as a means for get- ting a lot of reality out of life ; I am sure there are men and women who do their shopping in little back streets of Paris , buying four carrots and a shred of beef for their daily suste ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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