The Best of Saki (Penguin Popular Classics) - Softcover

Saki

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ISBN 10: 0140621342 ISBN 13: 9780140621341

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1994

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These 37 stories have been chosen from the complete omnibus volume of Saki's short stories published between 1904 and 1923. The stories are taken from: "Reginald" (1904), "Reginald in Russia" (1910), "The Chronicles of Clovis" (1911), "Beasts and Super Beasts" (1914) and "The Toys of Peace" (1923).

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‘They dazzle and delight’ Graham Greene

About the Author:

Saki (1870 - 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Monro. Saki was born in Burma and brought up in England after his mother's death in 1872. He worked as a foreign correspondant in the Balkans, Warsaw, Russia, and France, writing for The Morning Post before settling in London. There, he wrote short stories, plays, a historical study, and novels. He was killed during combat in War World I.

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