Polite Satires: Containing The Unknown Hand, The Volcanic Island, Square Pegs (1922) is a collection of three satirical short stories by Clifford Bax. The first story, The Unknown Hand, is a humorous tale about a man who receives anonymous letters that lead him on a wild goose chase. The second story, The Volcanic Island, is a witty commentary on the British class system, as a group of upper-class individuals are stranded on an island with a group...