A story by this author concludes “The experiment has failed. We have begun too late.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this British author who took his pen name from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. This author wrote the stories “The Open Window” and “The Interlopers.”
ANSWER: Saki [or Hector Hugh Munro]
[10h] In this story by Saki, the title objects include a “municipal dust-bin” and a figure of the “distinguished civilian, John Stuart Mill.” Harvey Bope gives the title objects of this story to his nephews, proving their violent tendencies.
ANSWER: “The Toys of Peace”
[10m] The collection The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers includes a story about these animals “of Cernogratz.” “The Interlopers” ends with Ulrich saying the name of these animals to his rival Georg.
ANSWER: wolves [accept a wolf or “The Wolves of Cernogratz”]
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