Saki: 167 books

'The Chronicles of Clovis' is a collection of short stories, including 'The Great Weep', 'Tobermory', 'Adrian', and many more.  This early work by H. H. Munro was originally published in 1911. It is a collection of 30 extremely wry and witty short stories written by the inimitable Saki (the...

If you’ve ever stayed with dull people during what is alleged to be the festive season, you’ll know a good dose of Saki is the only cure. These Christmas stories present Saki at his inimitable, satirical best as he addresses the most perilous aspects of the holiday period: visiting dull...

A collection of eighteen deliciously disturbing tales by Saki, the Edwardian master of the short story. Saki’s sharp satire pierces the polite veneer of country house parties, hunting meets and evenings round the pianola. Wild beasts stampede through the drawing room, servants suffer murderous delusions...

Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories, written by Saki (the literary pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro) and first published in 1914. The title parodies that of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts is one of Saki's...

The Saki Megapack assembles no less than 140 works by H.H. Munro, who also wrote under the name "Saki." Munro influenced such later talents as P.G. Wodehouse. Included in this volume are both of Munro's novels, THE UNBEARABLE BASINGTON and WHEN WILLIAM CAME, plus the short story collections THE CHRONICLES...

Saki is the penname of the British writer Hector Hugh Munro. In The Unbearable Bassington, he tells the story of the whimsical Francesca Bassington, an upper middle class woman whose main concerns in life are her modest possessions and the career and marriage of her only son, Comus. The latter is portrayed...

16 works of Saki British writer (1870-1916) This ebook presents a collection of 16 works of Saki. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Beasts and Super-Beasts - Reginald at the Theatre - Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Saki was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870 – 1916). His witty, biting and occasionally odd short stories satirised Edwardian culture. Saki is considered a master of...

From Mark Twain to O. Henry, from Saki to Washington Irving—The Classic Humor Megapack reels in no less than 45 classic short stories and poems sure to amuse. Read and laugh! Included are: THE STRIKE OF ONE, by Elliott Flower THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, by Mark Twain A DOUBLE-DYED...

"The Werewolf Megapack" collects 22 classic and modern tales of shape-shifters (and not just wolves!) -- including works by Jay Lake, Jack Williamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, John Gregory Betancourt, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, and many more. Included are: LEOPARD, by Jay Lake GABRIEL-ERNEST,...

CONTENTS: HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH 1. First New England Christmas JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY 2. A Defective Santa Claus JOHN BOWRING 3. Watchman, Tell Us of the Night JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 4. A Christmas Carmen JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 5. The Mystic's Christmas L. FRANK BAUM 6. Little Bun Rabbit LEO TOLSTOY...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...

When William Came is a novel written by British author Saki and published in 1913. It was set several years in what was then the future, after a war between Germany and Great Britain, which Germany won. The "William" of the title is Kaiser Wilhelm II. The book chronicles life in London...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning...