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One of the most enduring themes in literature through the ages has been the internal conflict between two sides of a single character. It manifests itself in different ways, from the classic werewolf story to souls which are invaded by evil spirits to the pseudo sci-fi of Jekyll and Hyde to strange tales of total amnesia as in Barry Pain's masterpiece "The Missing Years". This collection brings together a selection of different tales, in each of which tension is created when a human soul is split into more than one part.

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry; The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry; What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain; The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel; From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe; The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner; When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire.

In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans: Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro) Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo Tolstoy A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen Crane Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov The Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard Kipling The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe The Fly by Katherine Mansfield The Boar-Pig by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Tiger Guest by Pu Songlbying Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka

"The Easter Egg", a short story by H. H. Munro ("Saki"), is not a happy Easter story but a tale of a proud and brave mother who loves her son even though the son is timid and perhaps cowardly. The story takes place prior to World War I, and the son, in his one act of bravery, prevents an international incident that possibly would have started the war sooner.

Saki's popularity and reputation continue to thrive. This collection of unusual stories from the master storyteller all feature animals.

A witty short story in which author Augustus “Mark” Mellowkent finds himself face to face with an overzealous book salesman. Mark first appeared in The Toys of Peace and Other Papers (1919), the first posthumous publication of Saki (H. H. Munro) following his death during active duty in World War I.

Stell Dir vor, du bist in Stoners Lage: mittellos, am Abgrund, plötzlich die Chance, jemand anderes zu sein. Verlockend, oder? Doch dieses Doppelleben fordert seinen Tribut. Stoners Geschichte stellt die Frage: Wer sind wir wirklich, wenn wir ständig Rollen spielen? Ist es vertretbar, sich selbst zu verleugnen?

Hector Hugh Munro, more familiarly known by his pen-name ‘Saki’, was born in what was then Akyab in British Burma on 18th December 1870. His father was an Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, and his mother the daughter of a Rear Admiral. After a stint working in Burma with the Indian Imperial Police, Saki decided to move to London to make a living as a writer. Initially he wrote as a journalist for a number of newspapers and magazines before attempting an historical study, ‘The Rise of the Russian Empire’, whose real value lay in directing him to writing short stories instead.

Drei unterschiedliche Storys mit ähnlichen Wurzeln. - In diesem Podcast wollen wir, Aleks Saki & Meli, euch erzählen wie es uns tagtäglich mit Themen wie Ernährung, Abnehemen, Zunehmen, Krafttraining, Gewohnheiten und besonders dem Umgang mit kulturellen Druck, der damit verbunden ist, geht. Wir sprechen über Erfahrungen, Tips, mögliche Gründe und auch über den Umgang im alltäglichen Leben damit... und denkt dran, es wird uns an Sarkasmus und Comedy nicht fehlen! Instagram: Saki - @sakipro Meli - @chillasinspiration Aleks - @me.aleks_  Intro/Outro: Music from Uppbeat (free for ...

For Mr and Mrs Thackenbury it seems like there are too many holidays. They start talking about the hypocrisy behind all these holidays, such as Christmas for example. Yet, they love listing some of the people they would like to honor on that day and discuss what they would give to them as a present. After all, they really enjoy having a good time together. If you want to find out what else Mr and Mrs Thackenbury are talking about, read Saki’s short story "The Feast of Nemesis" from 1914. B. J.

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フランス生活やビジネス、読者で学んだことを配信します！ 聞いていただいた方が、 もっと楽しく、クリエイティブにビジネスを楽しめますように。 毎日の生活がもっとワクワクしますように。 プロフィール Saki クリエイティブディレクター、 ビジネスコーチ ＼フランス・パリから 　心が動くクリエイティブな仕事を／ クリエイティブなビジネスで 社会にインパクトを与える かっこいい大人たちが たくさんいる世界を目指しています パリ...

Von 1973 bis 1990 strahlte Sender Freies Berlin (SFB) die beliebte Hörfunksendung "Nur für starke Nerven" (ab 1987 unter dem Namen "Die Mitternachtsstory") aus. Der Schauspieler Friedrich Schoenfelder las darin Grusel- und Kriminalgeschichten für Erwachsene zur guten Nacht vor. Bezeichnenderweise schlug er selbst 1972 der Unterhaltungsabteilung des SFB vor, eine Sendereihe zu starten, in der von ihm redaktionell ausgewählte Gruselgeschichten zu Gehör kommen sollten.

Here are 12 specially selected tales by one of the masters of this miniature art, Saki (H.H Munro). They range from the comic deception of "The Schartz Metterklume Method" to "The Cobweb", a subtle meditation on life, change and death. Also included is Munro's short essay "Birds on the Western Front", a poignant description of some of Nature's response to the devastation of war, written in the very place where Munro would tragically lose his life to a sniper's bullet in 1916.

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Presented here are the favorites (including many of the adventures of Clovis): "The Open Window", "Clovis on Parental", "The Lumber-Room", "Sredni Vahtar", and more.

Saki's blend of stories, featuring the witty and sometimes Machiavellian Clovis, range from supernatural and sinister to hilarious comedy.

Sophie Chattel-Monkheim was a socialist by conviction and a Chattel-Monkheim by marriage. When the Duke of Serbia does her the honour of joining her house party, despite her left-wing leanings, Sophie is determined to make a good impression. So she hires an emergency chef who is an expert in making Byzantine omelettes. Within a very short time the entire household is thrown into disarray....

Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) is better known by the pen name Saki. He remains hugely popular as a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The Lost Sanjak' is the last-minute account by a condemned man, speaking to the prison chaplain, telling the astounding story of how he came to be condemned to hang for the murder of...himself!