The Square Egg and Other Sketches by Saki audiobook.

Genre: comedy

The Square Egg and Other Sketches gathers Saki's razor-edged short pieces into a compact showcase of his comic genius. Moving through drawing rooms, country houses, and polite public spaces where manners matter more than morals, Saki turns everyday social rituals into arenas for mischief and quiet warfare. In the title sketch, an apparently simple oddity becomes a catalyst for gossip, vanity, and the strange logic of fashionable opinion. Elsewhere, self-important hosts, scheming relatives, bored children, and complacent officials discover that a single sharp remark, a well-placed rumor, or an unexpected animal can undo an entire world of pretension. With elegant prose and clockwork timing, Saki exposes the hypocrisy behind respectability, the cruelty tucked inside civility, and the delightfully dangerous power of imagination. Each vignette is brief but potent, built on sparkling dialogue and the tension between what society demands and what people actually want. Perfect for listeners who love classic wit, darkly playful humor, and stories that end a beat sooner than expected, these sketches offer an unforgettable tour of Edwardian life with the gloves very much off.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:30) Chapter 02

(00:23:56) Chapter 03

(00:31:51) Chapter 04

(00:41:04) Chapter 05

(00:47:05) Chapter 06

(00:55:16) Chapter 07

(00:58:41) Chapter 08

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