Todd SundstedAfter a hard day in the snow...
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earlgreyocean"This is a poor boy who has lost his way--and lost his memory. He doesn't know who he is or where he comes from," explained Van Cheele desperately, glancing apprehensively at the waif's face to see whether he was going to add inconvenient candour to his other savage propensities.
– Saki (H. H. Munro), from “Gabriel-Ernest” (1909)
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Assoc for Scottish LiteratureThere are a number of collections of Saki’s short stories – including BEASTS & SUPER-BEASTS and THE CHRONICLES OF CLOVIS – available free online via @gutenberg_org 👇
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/152
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…and “Sredni Vashtar” is read here by S. Houghton.
You can listen to both stories in under 30 minutes. do it right now i’m very extremely serious
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfmOlcwXSe8
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Sredni Vashtar | Saki (H. H. Munro) | Horror Short Story | Full Text English Audiobook
Or you could listen to them online. “The Lumber Room” is read here by Andrew W. Stevenson:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raomNk8WCoU
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The Lumber Room | Saki (H. H. Munro) | Short Story | Full Text British English Audiobook
To get an idea of Saki’s range, read “The Lumber Room” & “Sredni Vashtar”. Both stories feature small boys, domineering aunts, & revenge; one is very funny, & the other is wildly unsettling. “The Lumber Room” is in BEASTS & SUPER-BEASTS, & “Sredni Vashtar” is in THE CHRONICLES OF CLOVIS
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