Renowned for his witty dialogue and macabre humor, Saki skewered the pretensions and follies of the Edwardian age. This 1911 collection of well-plotted, acerbic short stories showcases his mastery of comic repartee. The tales recount the escapades of an irreverent socialite, Clovis Sangrail—a forerunner to the aristocratic Bertie Wooster of Jeeves fame. Saki's satires remain remarkably contemporary, offering paradoxical combinations of good-natured irony and cheerful cruelty. This...
"The Chronicles of Clovis" by Saki. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
This eBook edition of «The Chronicles of Clovis» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Esmé The Match-Maker Tobermory Mrs. Packletide's Tiger The Stampeding of Lady Bastable The Background Hermann the Irascible The Unrest-Cure The Jesting of Arlington Stringham Sredni Vashtar Adrian The Chaplet The Quest Wratislav The Easter Egg Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped The Music on the Hill The Story of St....
This eBook edition of «The Unbearable Bassington» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Francesca Bassington is a somewhat cold and self-contained society woman who values her home and possessions above all else. She lives in a house that was left to a young, underage heiress, Emmeline Chetrof, and Francesca is free to continue living there until Emmeline gets married. Well contented to continue living there forever, Francesca is trying...
"The Unbearable Bassington" by Saki. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
"When William Came" by Saki. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a...
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Set several years the future, after a war between Germany and Great Britain in which the Germans won, «When William Came» chronicles life in London under German occupation and the changes that come with a foreign army's invasion and triumph. The «William» is actually Kaiser Wilhelm II of the House of Hohenzollern.
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 OF CLOVIS, THE TOYS OF PEACE, REGINALD, REGINALD IN RUSSIA, and BEASTS AND SUPERBEASTS. In addition, 5 rare stories are also added, «Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business,» «The...
