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