Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary, Short Stories - Paperback
by Saki, H. H. Munro
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Language:EnglishPublisher:AegypanISBN-13:9781598183276ISBN-10:1598183273UPC:9781598183276Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Classics, LiterarySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCHZ92HTPZ
"My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel," said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; "in the meantime you must try and put up with me."
So begins "The Open Window" one of Saki's most famous stories. Saki, born Hector Hugh Munroe, wrote about characters with, sometimes, a sadistic cruel streak in them. It was his way of commenting on the people of Edwardian times. In doing so, he has...
Language:EnglishPublisher:AegypanISBN-13:9781598183276ISBN-10:1598183273UPC:9781598183276Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Classics, LiterarySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCHZ92HTPZ
Saki: - "Hector Hugh Munro (1870 - 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself...
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