Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Does She Seem Familiar?

The heroine of Saki's The Schartz-Metterklume Method; it certainly seems as if she's someone I've met.... ;)

(Thanks to Staghounds for the tip!)
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    I quite enjoyed that.

    Jim

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  2. Turk TuronApril 28, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Lady Carlotta reminds me of Miss Amanda Peabody.

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  3. ogApril 28, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    I spent a lot of time reading HH Munro when I was in my early teens. "The Pond" and "The Toys of peace" are always my favorites.

    Saki gave us a window into the petty self absorption of the victorian/edwardian upper classes that has stood the test of time and is revisiting itself upon us even now.

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  4. JoannaApril 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    "Tobermory", "The Lumber Room" and "The Open Window" are some of my favoritest short stories ever. The first is about a cat who learns to talk and threatens to spill everyone's dirty little secrets -- and being a cat, he's quite immune to pleas for mercy. Brilliant stuff.

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  5. BobGApril 28, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    I enjoyed Saki's stories quite a bit when I was growing up, but I have to admit my favorite was "Sredni Vashtar".

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  6. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    Why is Lady Carlotta reminding me of Katherine Hepburn?

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  7. Dr.DApril 28, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Very good! I was completely unfamiliar with this author, but I thought it was a great story. Thank you.

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  8. Fuzzy CurmudgeonApril 28, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    Free Saki @ Gutenberg.

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  9. TamApril 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    I didn't know they had Saki in a can.

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  10. Roberta XApril 28, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    He was waiting for hours, Tam -- it was that darned Prince Albert; he takes the newspaper in with him.

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  11. ogApril 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    You need to put a "rimshot" icon in the comment form.

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