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Originally Posted by HarryT
Latest release from Delphi is the complete works of Saki (the pen name of Hector Hugo Munroe). He specialised in short stories satirising Edwardian society. Wonderful author, and well worth a read if you've not come across him.
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That's Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki
And his satire still sounds today. try "The Toys of Peace" and "The Storyteller", the one with the punch line "A most improper story to tell children"