Saki’s “Tobermory”, “The Boar-Pig”, “Esmé”, & many others are hilarious – like PG Wodehouse with an open razor. But his horrifying winter tale “The Interlopers” is a work of Gothic art, worthy of the tradition of Hogg & Stevenson
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwoa-e4TC64
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