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The Square Egg and Other Sketches

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Saki – Hector Hugh Munro ( 1870-1916)
Language: English

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):

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Chapters

1 - The Square Egg

14:24

2 - Birds of the Western Front

9:27

3 - The Gala Programme

7:56

4 - The Infernal Parliament

9:15

5 - The Achievement of the Cat

6:02

6 - The Old Town of Pskoff

8:13

7 - Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business

3:26

8 - The Comments of Moung Ka

7:39