http://www.corvidae.co.uk/saki/#egg en-uk ℗ & © Richard Crowest, Corvidae Ltd A series of professionally produced readings of the final collection of short stories by Saki (H H Munro), who was killed on the Somme in November 1916. 'Whenever I feel in the least tempted to be business-like or methodical or even decently industrious I go to Kensal Green and look at the graves of those who died in business.' Richard Crowest A series of professionally produced readings of the final collection of short stories by Saki (H H Munro), who was killed on the Somme in November 1916. Richard Crowest clovis@corvidae.co.uk false “Much more to be thought about than the enemy over yonder or the war all over Europe is the mud of the moment.” Richard Crowest “Much more to be thought about than the enemy over yonder or the war all over Europe is the mud of the moment.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg01.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:10:00 GMT 14:01 1 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, WWI, World War I, satire, society, gay, LGBT “The lark would suddenly dash skyward and pour forth a song of ecstatic jubilation that sounded horribly forced and insincere.” Richard Crowest “The lark would suddenly dash skyward and pour forth a song of ecstatic jubilation that sounded horribly forced and insincere.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg02.mp3 Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:30:00 GMT 8:47 2 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, WWI, World War I, satire, society, gay, LGBT “It takes all sorts to make a sex.” Richard Crowest “It takes all sorts to make a sex.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg03.mp3 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:30:00 GMT 7:56 3 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “Bidderdale’s attention was caught by an item on a loose sheet of agenda paper: ‘Vote on account of special Hells.’” Richard Crowest “Bidderdale’s attention was caught by an item on a loose sheet of agenda paper: ‘Vote on account of special Hells.’” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg04.mp3 Thu, 7 Feb 2019 18:45:00 GMT 8:56 4 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “It is, indeed, no small triumph to have combined the untrammelled liberty of primeval savagery with the luxury which only a highly developed civilization can command.” Richard Crowest “It is, indeed, no small triumph to have combined the untrammelled liberty of primeval savagery with the luxury which only a highly developed civilization can command.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg05.mp3 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:30:00 GMT 5:41 5 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “To the average modern Russian a desire to visit Pskoff is an inexplicable mental freak on the part of a foreigner who wishes to see something of the country he is living in.” Richard Crowest “To the average modern Russian a desire to visit Pskoff is an inexplicable mental freak on the part of a foreigner who wishes to see something of the country he is living in.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg06.mp3 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:50:00 GMT 7:32 6 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “Most of those terms are probably wrong, but a little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.” Richard Crowest “Most of those terms are probably wrong, but a little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg07.mp3 Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:45:00 GMT 3:37 7 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “In Burma it is possible to be a politician without ceasing to be a philosopher.” Richard Crowest “In Burma it is possible to be a politician without ceasing to be a philosopher.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg08.mp3 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:55:00 GMT 7:42 8 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “How long would she struggle in those unfathomed weed-grown depths before she lay as picturesquely still as the drowned heroine of her tale-weavings?” Richard Crowest “How long would she struggle in those unfathomed weed-grown depths before she lay as picturesquely still as the drowned heroine of her tale-weavings?” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg09.mp3 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:10:00 GMT 12:11 9 Saki, comedy, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “Yealmton and his wife waged a politely reticent warfare; it was a struggle which Thirza knew she must ultimately win, because she was fighting for existence.” Richard Crowest “Yealmton and his wife waged a politely reticent warfare; it was a struggle which Thirza knew she must ultimately win, because she was fighting for existence.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg10.mp3 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:00:00 GMT 12:55 10 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “‘As your mother says, you are a mass of selfishness.’” Richard Crowest “‘As your mother says, you are a mass of selfishness.’” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg11.mp3 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:00:00 GMT 10:43 11 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “‘We can’t keep shifting Mr. Chermbacon backwards and forwards as though he was the regulator of an erratic clock.’” Richard Crowest “‘We can’t keep shifting Mr. Chermbacon backwards and forwards as though he was the regulator of an erratic clock.’” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg12.mp3 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:05:00 GMT 09:43 12 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “‘It seems there is just one way out of the tangle. He’s inclined to be amorous.’” Richard Crowest “‘It seems there is just one way out of the tangle. He’s inclined to be amorous.’” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg13.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:05:00 GMT 09:59 13 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “‘I laid a trap for you; I told you that I had never met Mrs. Saltpen-Jago. As a matter of fact I met her at lunch on Monday last. She is a pronounced blonde.’” Richard Crowest “‘I laid a trap for you; I told you that I had never met Mrs. Saltpen-Jago. As a matter of fact I met her at lunch on Monday last. She is a pronounced blonde.’” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg14.mp3 Fri, 29 May 2020 18:40:00 GMT 11:27 14 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “The camel is old—horribly, mustily old—and it is difficult to conceive that it has ever been anything else.” Richard Crowest “The camel is old—horribly, mustily old—and it is difficult to conceive that it has ever been anything else.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg15.mp3 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:25:00 GMT 5:08 15 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “Once again Duncombe experienced the uncomfortable certainty of being face to face with a tragedy whose nature he could not guess at.” Richard Crowest “Once again Duncombe experienced the uncomfortable certainty of being face to face with a tragedy whose nature he could not guess at.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg16.mp3 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:50:00 GMT 12:04 16 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “There is one character in fiction one hears no end of, but no one has ever seen her represented in portrait or in the flesh.” Richard Crowest “There is one character in fiction one hears no end of, but no one has ever seen her represented in portrait or in the flesh.” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg17.mp3 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:30:00 GMT 5:50 17 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT “How well he reads our sex,” murmured Mrs Gramplain, “and yet how badly he plays bridge!” Richard Crowest “How well he reads our sex,” murmured Mrs Gramplain, “and yet how badly he plays bridge!” http://corvidae.co.uk/saki/egg18.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT 13:50 18 Saki, Edwardian, satire, society, gay, LGBT