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Edwardian society was rife with hypocrisy and ridiculousness, and the writer who worked under the pen name Saki delighted in skewering these conventions. The collection The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers includes one of Saki's best-known short stories and a variety of other engaging pieces.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace by : Saki
Download or read book The Toys of Peace written by Saki and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edwardian society was rife with hypocrisy and ridiculousness, and the writer who worked under the pen name Saki delighted in skewering these conventions. The collection The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers includes one of Saki's best-known short stories and a variety of other engaging pieces.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace (Esprios Classics) by : Saki
Download or read book The Toys of Peace (Esprios Classics) written by Saki and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1998 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The Toys of Peace is a satirical novel by the famous author H. H. Munro, better known by his pen name SAKI. The novel concerns parents who choose to buy their children toys not related to war, only to find, to their dismay, that the young children make them into instruments of war at every chance. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace by : H. Munro
Download or read book The Toys of Peace written by H. Munro and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toys of Peace is a satirical novel by the famous author H. H. Munro, better known by his pen name SAKI. The novel concerns parents who choose to buy their children toys not related to war, only to find, to their dismay, that the young children make them into instruments of war at every chance. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace and Other Papers (Worldwide Classics) by : Hector Munro
Download or read book The Toys of Peace and Other Papers (Worldwide Classics) written by Hector Munro and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace and Other Papers Illustrated by : Hugh Munro
Download or read book The Toys of Peace and Other Papers Illustrated written by Hugh Munro and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
Download or read book The Toys of Peace written by H H Munro and published by Waking Lion Press. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace and Other Papers by : Hector Munro
Download or read book The Toys of Peace and Other Papers written by Hector Munro and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like.
Download or read book The Toys of Peace written by Saki and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
This is the last collection of short stories written by the witty British author, Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen names "Saki" or "H. H. Munro," compiled posthumously by his friend, Rothay Reynolds.The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like. Excerpt: "A quantity of crinkly paper shavings was the first thing that met the view when the lid was removed; the most exiting toys always began like that. Harvey pushed back the top layer and drew forth a square, rather featureless building."'It's a fort!' exclaimed Bertie. ...
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers: Large Print by : Saki
Download or read book The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers: Large Print written by Saki and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the last collection of short stories written by the witty British author, Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen names "Saki" or "H. H. Munro," compiled posthumously by his friend, Rothay Reynolds.The title story is a humorous tale of trying to indoctrinate young boys with a culture of peace rather than war, by a mother and her brother, Harvey, who give her boys "peace toys" for Easter instead of toy guns, tin soldiers, and the like. Excerpt: "A quantity of crinkly paper shavings was the first thing that met the view when the lid was removed; the most exiting toys always began like that. Harvey pushed back the top layer and drew forth a square, rather featureless building."'It's a fort!' exclaimed Bertie. ...
"[...]"you are coming down to us at Easter, and you always bring the boys some toys, so that will be an excellent opportunity for you to inaugurate the new experiment. Go about in the shops and buy any little toys and models that have special bearing on civilian life in its more peaceful aspects. Of course you must explain the toys to the children and interest them in the new idea. I regret to say that the 'Siege of Adrianople' toy, that their Aunt Susan sent them, didn't need any explanation; they knew all the uniforms and flags, and even the names of the respective commanders, and when I heard them one day using what seemed to be the most objectionable language they said it was Bulgarian words of command; of course it may have been, but at any rate I took the toy away from them. Now I shall[...]".
Book Synopsis The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers by : 1870-1916 Saki Saki, 1870-1916
Download or read book The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers written by 1870-1916 Saki Saki, 1870-1916 and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]"you are coming down to us at Easter, and you always bring the boys some toys, so that will be an excellent opportunity for you to inaugurate the new experiment. Go about in the shops and buy any little toys and models that have special bearing on civilian life in its more peaceful aspects. Of course you must explain the toys to the children and interest them in the new idea. I regret to say that the 'Siege of Adrianople' toy, that their Aunt Susan sent them, didn't need any explanation; they knew all the uniforms and flags, and even the names of the respective commanders, and when I heard them one day using what seemed to be the most objectionable language they said it was Bulgarian words of command; of course it may have been, but at any rate I took the toy away from them. Now I shall[...]".
