“saki”

Saki's stories blend laughter and savagery with startling effect. Whimsical in their plots and lightheartedly cynical in their tone, these stories are also given a darker side by Munro's memories of his unhappy childhood with his aunts.Saki was born Hector Hugh Munro in Akyab, Burma (now Myanmar). S... More

Go about in the shops and buy any little toys and models that have special bearing on civilian life in its more peaceful aspects" instructs one of the characters."Go about in the shops and buy any little toys and models that have special bearing on civilian life in its more peaceful aspects" instruc... More

1912. Saki (pseudonym of H. H. Munro), English author, is best known for his witty, sometimes whimsical, often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts, and other volumes. At the beginning of Munro's first novel, The Unbeara... More

A classic collection of short works by Saki (H.H. Munro).A classic collection of short works by Saki (H.H. Munro).... More

1911. Introduction by A.A. Milne of Winnie the Pooh fame. Saki (pseudonym of H. H. Munro), English author, is best known for his witty, sometimes whimsical, often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts, and other volumes. ... More

Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture.Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories ... More

Aquarius Jones, a struggling writer who has had five consecutive failed romances, reaches an emotional breaking point. He tells all in his provocative, brutally honest, and explicit story about relationships.Meet Aquarius Jones, a struggling writer who, after five consecutive failed romances, reache... More