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The Interlopers (Tale Blazers)
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Two men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, are both in a forested area on the Carpathian Mountains one night. The men are sworn enemies, embroiled in a generations-old land dispute. On this particular night, each hopes to find the other in order to kill him in defense of their property rights
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Paperback, 6 pages
Published
September 2002
by Perfection Learning
(first published September 1910)
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I read this with my class in 6th grade.
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"Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." -- Morpheus
This short story builds in suspense as you wonder who will triumph, then turns slightly anticlimactic as the tension eases, and then suddenly and unexpectedly culminates in a formidable conclusion.
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This short story builds in suspense as you wonder who will triumph, then turns slightly anticlimactic as the tension eases, and then suddenly and unexpectedly culminates in a formidable conclusion.
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Oct 31, 2020
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marked it as read-story-article
4★
“If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across Georg Znaeym, man to man, with none to witness - that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts. And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought.”
A long-standing family feud over a patch of forest find two enemies hunting at the same time. One is now the owner, the other is the dispossessed landholder now poaching. Each is really hoping to hunt the other.
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“If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across Georg Znaeym, man to man, with none to witness - that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts. And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought.”
A long-standing family feud over a patch of forest find two enemies hunting at the same time. One is now the owner, the other is the dispossessed landholder now poaching. Each is really hoping to hunt the other.
The website at ...more

I've arranged my thoughts into a haiku:
"It's all well and good,
Making peace, ending our strife,
But we're the squatters." ...more
"It's all well and good,
Making peace, ending our strife,
But we're the squatters." ...more

This book is a classic! It teaches you to forgive your enemy's even if they drive you crazy. To forgive and forget before it's too late to fix the past. It is definitely a dark humor. I liked it but if you don't like bad endings this isn't for you.
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Personal Response:
This story was all right. I was not extremely impressed by it, but it was good enough to let me continue to read. It is very easy to understand, and it was a decent storyline. I didn't really like the point where the tree fell only because it made the story a little cheesey. Overall, this was not a very bad story for me to read, but it did have a sort of cliffhanger that I probably could predict.
Plot:
Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym have a very bad relation with each other. ...more
This story was all right. I was not extremely impressed by it, but it was good enough to let me continue to read. It is very easy to understand, and it was a decent storyline. I didn't really like the point where the tree fell only because it made the story a little cheesey. Overall, this was not a very bad story for me to read, but it did have a sort of cliffhanger that I probably could predict.
Plot:
Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym have a very bad relation with each other. ...more

Personal Response
When I went to go and read this book, I got exactly what I expected from any short story. Really if you think about it they all have the same formula. Some characters with different personalities have some problem and they solve it. Except the way they are enemies or the problem that they have changes. Generally the outcome is different as well. It is good for what it is, but not much more than that.
Plot
Basically the plot of the book is there are two rival hunters. Both of whic ...more
When I went to go and read this book, I got exactly what I expected from any short story. Really if you think about it they all have the same formula. Some characters with different personalities have some problem and they solve it. Except the way they are enemies or the problem that they have changes. Generally the outcome is different as well. It is good for what it is, but not much more than that.
Plot
Basically the plot of the book is there are two rival hunters. Both of whic ...more

I saw somebody's review of a book and started reading it on a whim. Encountered an unfamiliar word and googled it. Saw that there is a short story with this word as a title. Read this short story that had nothing to do at all with my reading plans. All in about half an hour. Ah, the true reality of the life of a book junkie.
As for the story, it's very nice, just what I look for in a short one - vivid characters and setting painted with quick strokes, rapid plot development, unexpected and impac ...more
As for the story, it's very nice, just what I look for in a short one - vivid characters and setting painted with quick strokes, rapid plot development, unexpected and impac ...more

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Personal Response:
I read the short story version of this book. I liked this story very much because it left the reader in suspense for most of the time. I was always wondering whether they were going to murder each other or if they were going to make up in the end of the story. The suspense towards the end of the story was amazing as well due to both of the men not knowing who was running towards them.
Plot Summary:
There are two families that live near each other, one that owns hunting land and ...more
I read the short story version of this book. I liked this story very much because it left the reader in suspense for most of the time. I was always wondering whether they were going to murder each other or if they were going to make up in the end of the story. The suspense towards the end of the story was amazing as well due to both of the men not knowing who was running towards them.
Plot Summary:
There are two families that live near each other, one that owns hunting land and ...more

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I found this short story to be one of the better ones I've read. I like the whole enemy of my enemy is my friend theme. The two men who've always hated each other eventually get into a situation where they must become friends to survive and I really enjoyed that.
Summary
This story is about two men who've hated each other for years. One of the men, Ulrich Von Gradwitz, owned a large forest with was overflowing with game. The other man however, inherited a quarry and was also a ga ...more
I found this short story to be one of the better ones I've read. I like the whole enemy of my enemy is my friend theme. The two men who've always hated each other eventually get into a situation where they must become friends to survive and I really enjoyed that.
Summary
This story is about two men who've hated each other for years. One of the men, Ulrich Von Gradwitz, owned a large forest with was overflowing with game. The other man however, inherited a quarry and was also a ga ...more

It was a pretty good short story, the only one I've ever actually been interested in. I liked how the author addressed the fact that in life threatening circumstances it is better to come together than to pull apart. In The Interlopers this happens after the tree falls and pins the two characters to the ground. After realizing that they would be there a while, they had a change in heart about each other. For years their families had been sworn enemies, but this one situation made them realize ho
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Good suspense, a cliffhanger ending, and good writing. Characters are good. Not necessarily something I'd read again or typically read, but I'm glad I read it because I like suspense.
3.5 stars. ...more
3.5 stars. ...more

Personal Response: I thought this short story of the book was very suspenseful. It was always leaving me as the reader wondering what was going to happen next. One thing I wanted to know was if the two guys were going to murder each other or just fight the whole time.
Plot Summary: This short story was a short version of the book. And it was about to families that lived near each other that shared a little piece of land. But these two families hate each other a lot as well. Ulrich's family owns t ...more
Plot Summary: This short story was a short version of the book. And it was about to families that lived near each other that shared a little piece of land. But these two families hate each other a lot as well. Ulrich's family owns t ...more

The Interlopers by Saki -- Review
The short story "The Interlopers" by Saki is about long-standing grudges between two neighboring families. The two main characters of the story hated each other but by the will of fortune (or unfortunate) they had to stay in one place for a few hours.
After one of them made a step toward reconciliation, the other accepted it with pleasure. They imagined how surprised their neighbors would be seeing them together... This relationship did however not last long.
Wha ...more
The short story "The Interlopers" by Saki is about long-standing grudges between two neighboring families. The two main characters of the story hated each other but by the will of fortune (or unfortunate) they had to stay in one place for a few hours.
After one of them made a step toward reconciliation, the other accepted it with pleasure. They imagined how surprised their neighbors would be seeing them together... This relationship did however not last long.
Wha ...more

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I wasn't a large fan of the writing style. But that's simply my personal opinion
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Sep 29, 2019
Mare
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Short story, enemies, surprising ending
I really liked it. There is something very proper and amazing in a short story that you will never find in a long novel.
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Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was born in Akyab, Burma (now known as Sittwe, Myanmar), was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. "The Open
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