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 231
Saki. I I disapprove of horse - racing , but just for once in a way money on this horse , and it's gone and won . " put " May I ask , " said Mrs. Packletide , amid the general silence , " why you put your money on this particular horse ...
Saki. I I disapprove of horse - racing , but just for once in a way money on this horse , and it's gone and won . " put " May I ask , " said Mrs. Packletide , amid the general silence , " why you put your money on this particular horse ...
Page 280
... horse back ; you see , we praised it up like anything when we thought there was a chance of his buying it , and said it was just the animal to suit him . " " Couldn't you steal it out of his stable and send it to grass at some farm ...
... horse back ; you see , we praised it up like anything when we thought there was a chance of his buying it , and said it was just the animal to suit him . " " Couldn't you steal it out of his stable and send it to grass at some farm ...
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... horse can that point to ? Why - of course ; Nursery Tea ! " She looked round with the triumphant smile of a successful unraveller of mystery . " How about Le Five O'Clock ? " interposed Sir Lulworth . " It would fit either of them ...
... horse can that point to ? Why - of course ; Nursery Tea ! " She looked round with the triumphant smile of a successful unraveller of mystery . " How about Le Five O'Clock ? " interposed Sir Lulworth . " It would fit either of them ...
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Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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