The Threat and Other Stories

Released: June 28, 2023
Length: 43 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Winooski Tyne Classics

In this satirical short story by Saki, Sir Lulworth Quayne engages in a conversation with his nephew about the potential risks associated with the suffragette movement. The collection also features stories such as "Tea," "The Wolves of Cernogratz," and "The Penance," originally published in 1919 in "The Toys of Peace and Other Papers."

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