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THIS 108 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Square Egg and Other Sketches with Three Plays. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417932694. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Saki (1870 -1916), was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. The name Saki is often thought to be a reference to the cupbearer in the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, a poem mentioned disparagingly by the eponymous character in Reginald on Christmas Presents. Saki is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. In addition to his short stories, he also wrote several plays; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington (1912); and two novella-length satires, the episodic The Westminster Alice and When William Came (1913). ... Read more

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A mischievous bachelor beguiles three children in a railway carriage with a story about a good girl who comes to a horrible end. ... Read more

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Saki
Saved me $ because I needed to replace the library copy I lost.
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This is the story that made me love to read!!!
Astonishing!This single story is the piece of literature that first turned me into a true book lover.I had always enjoyed reading and excelled at it in the early grades of school, but when I first read this story by Saki (H.H. Munro) in a sixth grade anthology it changed my whole view of literature and began to change my view of the world around me.Irreverant, hysterically funny, and brimming with a satiric take on the all-too-true facts of life, all of Saki's stories are well worth a read, but few pack as potent and brilliant a punch as this one!It's a model of short story writing, conjuring up its setting (a hot, claustrophobic railway car on a summer afternoon) and its characters (the harried aunt, the inquisitive, unattractive children, the ingeneous bachelor) with brevity and assurance. It made me laugh then, and today, 24 years later, I can still recall whole passages word-for-word!Read it!Just read it!For as Saki wrote (in one of the single most brilliant lines in English letters) "The story began badly, but it had a beautiful ending!"I can say no more! ... Read more

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Tamura arrives in Takeshi's place to receive Rin's plans for the Tokyo Tower renovation. To convince Tamura to take the situation seriously, he breaks a few of Tamura's bones. Haruhiko's bond with Tamura causes him to feel Tamura's pain, and suddenly he finds himself teleported to the scene in time to see Rin leaving. Later, Rin kidnaps Haruhiko, teleporting him to a rainy forest where a horrible truth is revealed. ... Read more

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Sensitive high-school girl Alice just moved to Tokyo only ten days ago, and is already plagued with worries. Her unconscious world is wonderful dreams of her living on the moon! But reality is far from ideal since grade-school-aged bratty Rin, a holy terror, becomes Alice's baby-sitting job! Meanwhile, Alice meets a pair of boys at school with an oddly close relationship. It's only later that she discovers their relationship is based on their dreams of the same nature. ... Read more