Title | : | The Byzantine Omelette |
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Author | : | Saki & Hector Hugh Munro |
Release | : | 2017-09-03 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Fiction |
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1 | The Byzantine Omelette | Saki & Hector Hugh Munro |
Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) is better known by the pen name Saki. He remains hugely popular as a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. Sophie Chattel-Monkheim was a Socialist by conviction and a Chattel-Monkheim by marriage. When the Duke of Serbia does her the honour of joining her house party, despite her left-wing leanings, Sophie is determined to make a good impression. So she hires an emergency chef who is an expert in making Byzantine omelettes. Within a very short time the entire household is thrown into disarray... |