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When William Came
Saki
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We have had many novels about alternate histories, often of the ‘What would have happened if Hitler had won the war’ type and this is another – except that this one is set in 1913 and the ‘William’ of the title is that old bogeyman ‘Kaiser Bill’. For some reason, at the height of Britain’s power, the fear of invasion was common at that time.
We have had many novels about alternate histories, often of the ‘What would have happened if Hitler had won the war’ type and this is another – except that this one is set in 1913 and the ‘William’ of the title is that old bogeyman ‘Kaiser Bill’. For some reason, at the height of Britain’s power, the fear of invasion was common at that time.
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Yeovil stood for a minute or two, taking in every detail of the unfamiliar spectacle.
“They have certainly accomplished something that we never attempted,” he muttered to himself. Then he turned on his heel and made his way back to the shady walk that ran alongside the Row. At first sight little was changed in the aspect of the well-known exercising ground. One or two riding masters cantered up and down as of yore, with their attendant broods of anxious-faced young girls and awkwardly. . . Read More
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Em alguma época pré-Guerra, o Império Alemão invade a Grã-Bretanha e o rei inglês foge para a Índia, assim como muitos aristocratas que também abandonam a ilha para tentar viver em liberdade nas colônias do além-mar (alô, D. João VI). Era melhor ter ficado em Londres mesmo, já que, com exceção das p
When William Came was written by Saki, in which it is the pseudonym of the British author, Hector Hugh Munro. The story takes place several years after the war between Germany and Great Britain—Germany took the victory.
The plot is mostly an argument for compulsory military service where at that time
It's fair to say that a century passing has not done the title of this book any favours and a review should begin with, "it's not crude erotica". Rather its a satire on society through a prism of a Britain conquered by the Kaiser. In this its good but not great, in that it has a believable take on w
I have wrestled with how I feel about this book. Undoubtedly it has many fine points to recommend it - Saki could turn a phrase. However I was expecting Wodehousian humor and got something in the order of a literary Thomas Paine.
I could forgive the warmongering to a degree - clearly Saki is trying t
This book is interesting as a historical viewpoint. It strikes me as a cautionary tale written to caution the Great Britain of the late Victorian era against complacency. The novel is based around a character named Yovil who is of the moneyed leisure class of the British society. While he was engage
An interesting idea for an alternative history, but not really convincing. I got the impression that Saki didn't know how to finish the book so it ends with a whimper rather than a bang. Stick to his short stories and you can't go wrong!
I really don't know what to feel about this one. Saki certainly has a way with words, but an out-dated (and very incorrect) imagined-future novella was not for me.