Saki
Satirist, author, and master of the short story.
"Women and elephants never forget an injury."
REGINALD ON BESETTING SINS
"There's nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an oyster."
THE CHRONICLES OF CLOVIS
"In baiting a mouse-trap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse."
THE INFERNAL PARLIAMENT
"[Saki provides one an excellent introduction to] the mysterious jungles of English humour, a savage country with birds of unexpected plumage."
CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
HECTOR HUGH MUNRO
1870 - 1916
POSTSCRIPT
"It is absurd to divide people into good or bad. People are either charming or tedious."
OSCAR WILDE
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