The Toys Of Peace And Other Papers - Saki
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""The Toys of Peace"" is a collection of satirical and humorous short stories written by the renowned British author Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name, Saki. This collection showcases Saki's unique wit and biting social commentary. In these delightful and witty stories, Saki takes a playful and satirical look at various aspects of Edwardian society. He skillfully weaves together elements of comedy, irony, and absurdity to create entertaining narratives that often expose the hypocrisy and pretensions of the upper class. ""The Toys of Peace"" presents a range of amusing situations…mehr

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""The Toys of Peace"" is a collection of satirical and humorous short stories written by the renowned British author Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name, Saki. This collection showcases Saki's unique wit and biting social commentary. In these delightful and witty stories, Saki takes a playful and satirical look at various aspects of Edwardian society. He skillfully weaves together elements of comedy, irony, and absurdity to create entertaining narratives that often expose the hypocrisy and pretensions of the upper class. ""The Toys of Peace"" presents a range of amusing situations and eccentric characters, including mischievous children, unconventional adults, and animals with unexpected personalities. Saki's sharp observations and clever writing style make each story a delightful exploration of human behaviour and societal norms.
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Hector Hugh Munro (1870 - 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland); and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion and occupation of Britain.