This is the fifth collection of short stories by Saki (H.H. Munro), and was published posthumously in 1923. Even so, many of the stories are quite up to the standard of those collected earlier. (Summary by Graham Redman)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Toys of Peace
14:34 - Chapter 2
Louise
10:21 - Chapter 3
Tea
12:14 - Chapter 4
The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh
13:21 - Chapter 5
The Wolves of Cernogratz
12:26 - Chapter 6
Louis
12:36 - Chapter 7
The Guests
10:29 - Chapter 8
The Penance
16:36 - Chapter 9
The Phantom Luncheon
11:08 - Chapter 10
A Bread and Butter Miss
12:56 - Chapter 11
Bertie's Christmas Eve
15:52 - Chapter 12
Forewarned
17:16 - Chapter 13
The Interlopers
13:19 - Chapter 14
Quail Seed
16:46 - Chapter 15
Canossa
10:19 - Chapter 16
The Threat
12:10 - Chapter 17
Excepting Mrs. Pentherby
15:59 - Chapter 18
Mark
12:22 - Chapter 19
The Hedgehog
15:05 - Chapter 20
The Mappined Life
12:16 - Chapter 21
Fate
13:48 - Chapter 22
The Bull
12:54 - Chapter 23
Morlvera
11:03 - Chapter 24
Shock Tactics
12:22 - Chapter 25
The Seven Cream Jugs
13:57 - Chapter 26
The Occasional Garden
10:03 - Chapter 27
The Sheep
14:21 - Chapter 28
The Oversight
12:43 - Chapter 29
Hyacinth
12:47 - Chapter 30
The Image of the Lost Soul
06:25 - Chapter 31
The Purple of the Balkan Kings
08:45 - Chapter 32
The Cupboard of the Yesterdays
09:27 - Chapter 33
For the Duration of the War
12:42