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The Best of Saki (Penguin Popular Classics)
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Journal Entry 1 by cucoriedka from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 6, 2006
Of course, I would find this copy mere weeks after I buy myself a replacement one as this has been missing in action for about 2 years.
Ah well, it means I can set one free...
Saki's short stories are genius - if you like Rhoald Dahl's (adult) short stories, you'll love these - the social commentary in each story is just as relevant now as it was when he wrote them, around 100 years ago.
He died in the trenches during the First World War - his last words, before being shot, were apparently "Put that damned cigarette out".
Ah well, it means I can set one free...
Saki's short stories are genius - if you like Rhoald Dahl's (adult) short stories, you'll love these - the social commentary in each story is just as relevant now as it was when he wrote them, around 100 years ago.
He died in the trenches during the First World War - his last words, before being shot, were apparently "Put that damned cigarette out".