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The Toys of Peace and Other Papers Hector Hugh Munro

The Toys of Peace and Other Papers Hector Hugh Munro

Benitez, Paula
Munro, Hector Hugh

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Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1543295762
ISBN13: 9781543295764
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Feb 23 2017
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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. ... 'It's a municipal dust-bin, ' said Harvey hurriedly; 'you see all the refuse and litter of a town is collected there, instead of lying about and injuring the health of the citizens.'

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