For the Duration of the War
“It was there, among the gooseberry bushes and beneath the medlar trees, that the temptation to the perpetration of a great literary fraud came to him...
The Toys of Peace and other papers, by Saki
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‘We are merely trammelled by the ordinary decent conventions of civilised society.’ A series of professionally produced readings of the penultimate collection of satirical short stories by Saki (H H Munro).
The Purple of the Balkan Kings
“Luitpold Wolkenstein drank his coffee, but the flavour had somehow gone out of it.”
The Image of the Lost Soul
“There floated up to him, through the noise and bustle of the Cathedral world, a faint heart-aching message from the prisoner in the wicker cage far b...
Hyacinth
“‘Children with Hyacinth’s temperament don’t know better as they grow older; they merely know more.’”
The Oversight
“‘Intensive bear-gardening was Sir Richard’s description of the whole affair, and I don’t think he exaggerated.’”
The Sheep
“‘I’m afraid I lost touch with the audience rather over that remark,’ said the Sheep afterwards.”
The Occasional Garden
“‘It’s too large to be ignored altogether and treated as a yard, and it’s too small to keep giraffes in.’”
The Seven Cream Jugs
“This particular scion was known by the ignominious and expressive label of Wilfrid the Snatcher.”