Square Egg and Other Sketches
By Saki · Running time 01:06:12 · Short Stories
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About this book
Eight amusing short pieces by Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki) who died in the First World War, collected and published posthumously in 1924. The eponymous first story although humorous includes some indications of the horror of trench warfare. Though Munro was over the age of conscription he volunteered to fight. Rothay Reynolds in an appreciation of Munro written for an earlier posthumous collection quoted the officer in command of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (Saki’s regiment): “Poor Saki! What an admiration we all had for him, I always quoted him as one of the heroes of the war. I saw daily t
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