1923. Saki (pseudonym of H. H. Munro), English author, is best known for his witty, sometimes whimsical, often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts, and other volumes. Contents of The Toys of Peace include: A Memoir of H.H. Memoir; The Toys of Peace; Louise; Tea; The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh; The Wolves of Cernogratz; Louis; The Guests; The Penance; The Phantom Luncheon; A Brad and Butter Miss; Bertie's Christmas Eve; Forewarned; The Interlopers; Quail Seed; Canossa; The Threat; Excepting Mrs. Pentherby; Mark; The Hedgehog; The Mappined Life; Fate; The Bull; Morlvera; Shock Tactics; The Seven Cream Jugs; The Occasional Garden; The Sheep; The Oversight; Hyacinth; The Image of the Lost Soul; The Purple of the Balkan Kings; The Cupboard of the Yesterdays; and For the Duration of the War. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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"HARVEY," said Eleanor Bope, handing her brother a cutting from a London morning paper of the 19th of March, "just read this about children's toys, please; it exactly carries out some of our ideas about influence and upbringing." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lady Drakmanton, Prime Minister, Chief Organizer, Clover Fairy, Robert Bludward, Sir John, Sir Lulworth, Lady Prowche, Home Secretary, Miss Fritten, Nursery Tea, Georg Znaeym, Great Powers, Gwenda Pottingdon, Luke Steffink, Sir Richard, Ulrich von Gradwitz, Albert Hall, Balkan States, Clovis Sangrail, Colonial Secretary, Luitpold Wolkenstein, Ada Bleek, Cabinet Ministers, Horace Bordenby New!
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"HARVEY," said Eleanor Bope, handing her brother a cutting from a London morning paper of the 19th of March, "just read this about children's toys, please; it exactly carries out some of our ideas about influence and upbringing." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lady Drakmanton, Prime Minister, Chief Organizer, Clover Fairy, Robert Bludward, Sir John, Sir Lulworth, Lady Prowche, Home Secretary, Miss Fritten, Nursery Tea, Georg Znaeym, Great Powers, Gwenda Pottingdon, Luke Steffink, Sir Richard, Ulrich von Gradwitz, Albert Hall, Balkan States, Clovis Sangrail, Colonial Secretary, Luitpold Wolkenstein, Ada Bleek, Cabinet Ministers, Horace Bordenby New!
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- The Toys of Peace and Other Stories by Saki in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Toys of Peace by H. H. Munro in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Complete Novels and Plays of Saki by Saki in Front Matter
- The Unbearable Bassington by H. H. Munro ("Saki") in Front Matter
- West End: A Sunken Village by Alastair Laurence on page 160
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- Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories by Robert Byrne in Back Matter
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