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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 35
Page 61
... neighbours . And there , on the yonder side , with a hurried consciousness that her time and opportunities might be limited ... neighbour had so far forgotten herself as to heave stones at her hen - her best hen , the best layer in the ...
... neighbours . And there , on the yonder side , with a hurried consciousness that her time and opportunities might be limited ... neighbour had so far forgotten herself as to heave stones at her hen - her best hen , the best layer in the ...
Page 62
... neighbour's family record . There was that aunt of Mrs. Crick's who had died a pauper in Exeter workhouse - every one knew that Mrs. Saunders ' uncle on her mother's side drank himself to death -then there was that Bristol cousin of Mrs ...
... neighbour's family record . There was that aunt of Mrs. Crick's who had died a pauper in Exeter workhouse - every one knew that Mrs. Saunders ' uncle on her mother's side drank himself to death -then there was that Bristol cousin of Mrs ...
Page 506
... Neighbour , " he said presently , " do as you please if your men come first . It was a fair compact . But as for me , I've changed my mind . If my men are the first to come you shall be the first to be helped , as though you were my ...
... Neighbour , " he said presently , " do as you please if your men come first . It was a fair compact . But as for me , I've changed my mind . If my men are the first to come you shall be the first to be helped , as though you were my ...
Contents
Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
Copyright | |
74 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbleway afternoon animal asked Balkan Baroness beast Belturbet Bertie better bird Caiaphas Cheele Chronicles of Clovis church mice Clovis Clovis Sangrail Conradin course cousin Davos dear dinner door Egbert eggs Eleanor exclaimed eyes fact fancy feel garden gave girl Groby guests happened heard Hector hors d'œuvres horse hostess hour human hunting hyæna idea imagine knew Lady listen lived look Loona lunch matter mind Minorca minutes Miss morning mother Moung neighbour never night Norbury Octavian once one's party perhaps play political portmanteau Reginald remark remember round Russian seemed side Sir Lulworth sort Sredni Vashtar story suddenly Suffragette suppose talk Tarrington tell there's thing thought tion Tobermory told took tree turned Umberleigh Vespaluus voice watch Westminster Gazette wild Wilfrid window woman wonder young