For those of you curling (and the Curlings come to mind!) up with a cat and a scotch, you might want to read this delightful short story by Saki about a cat that learned to talk. Jim read it to me recently. Tobermory is the name of the cat and also the name of a single malt. Most of us probably remember Saki's story "The Open Window" from schooldays. This one is considered his funniest and some people even say the funniest story ever written!
Tobermory by Saki
I noticed in the Telegraph today that 90 years today Saki was killed by a sniper's bullet in W.W. I. Even though he was way past active duty age he insisted on getting a post in action as a private. An interesting man...apparently his last words were "Put out that bloody cigarette" before the sniper got him.
Telegraph | Entertainment | The short story king with a sting
