This early work by H. H. Munro was originally published in 1919 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Toys of Peace and Other Papers' is a collection of short stories,
including 'Tea', 'Louise', 'The Penance', and many more. Hector Hugh
Munro was born in Akyab, Burma in 1870. He was raised by aunts in North
Devon, England, before returning to Burma in his early twenties to join
the Colonial Burmese Military Police. Later, Munro returned once more to
England, where he embarked on his career as a journalist, becoming
well-known for his satirical 'Alice in Westminster' political sketches,
which appeared in the Westminster Gazette. Arguably better-remembered by
his pen name, 'Saki', Munro is now considered a master of the short
story, with tales such as 'The Open Window' regarded as examples of the
form at its finest.