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  • The Happy Cat
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    Saki was the pseudonym used by H.H. Munro (1870-1916), a British author and journalist who is best remembered for his short stories, which The Encyclopedia of Fantasy calls 'witty, barbed and epigramatic.' He wandered between the fanciful and the horrific, the urbane and the uncivilized with a grace that makes his work memoriable to all who have read it.The Happy Cat: Beasts, S...
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    14,31 €

  • The Happy Cat
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    In Saki’s world, animals act with cunning and grace, while humans stumble through life’s absurdities. Each story brims with wit, dark humor, and sharp observations of society’s follies. What happens when beasts outshine their human counterparts in cleverness and chaos?The Happy Cat: Beasts, Superbeasts, and Monsters showcases Saki’s brilliant blend of satire, humor, and storyte...
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    24,49 €

  • Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This witty collection of short stories showcases Saki’s sharp humor and satirical take on Edwardian society. From the mischievous Reginald’s adventures in Russia to other tales filled with eccentric characters and absurd situations, the stories are marked by Saki’s signature blend of irony and dark humor. Each sketch offers a biting commentary on social norms, human nature, and...
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    19,17 €

  • Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This collection of short stories and sketches continues Saki’s exploration of the absurdities of upper-class society, with biting wit and irony. Featuring the mischievous character Reginald, as well as other eccentric figures, the stories blend humor with social critique. From the cultural clashes in Russia to the quirks of British society, Saki’s keen observations and clever s...
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    14,56 €

  • The Toys of Peace and Other Stories
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This collection showcases Saki’s signature wit;dark humor;and satirical take on Edwardian society. The title story;The Toys of Peace;humorously critiques the well-meaning but misguided efforts of parents to promote pacifism through 'peaceful' toys. Throughout the collection;Saki masterfully exposes the absurdities of human behavior;often with unexpected twists;offering sharp co...
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    26,72 €

  • The Chronicles of Clovis
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This collection of witty, darkly humorous short stories features Saki’s signature satirical style, where societal norms are cleverly skewered. The stories revolve around Clovis Sangrail, a mischievous young man who delights in creating chaos in upper-class Edwardian society. Saki’s sharp wit and ironic tone are on full display as he exposes the absurdities of social conventions...
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    18,58 €

  • The Westminster Alice
    F. Carruthers Gould / FCarruthers Gould / HHMunro / Saki
    A satirical take on Alice in Wonderland, this work by Saki uses the familiar characters and whimsical style of Lewis Carroll’s classic to comment on British politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through clever parody, Alice encounters politicians and political issues of the time, offering sharp, humorous critiques of the Westminster establishment. Saki’s wit shine...
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    14,35 €

  • The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of H. H. Munro (Saki)
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / writing as Saki
    A renowned short story writer of the Edwardian eraHector Hugh Munro was a British author and playwright who wrote under the pseudonym ’Saki’ (a name which references the cup-bearer in the ’Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’). He belongs to that rare group of writers, which includes Kipling, O. Henry and others, recognised as ’masters of the short story’. His tales, which focus on the Ed...
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    20,63 €

  • The Chronicles of Clovis
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    In two brilliant collections of stories, Reginald (1904) and Reginald in Russia (1910), which spanned the Edwardian period, Saki made his name as the predominant wit of the emergent twentieth century. As the new Georgian age dawned, his star was at its height:“..Sylvia, notwithstanding her name, was accustomed to nothing much more sylvan than “leafy Kensington.” She looked on t...
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    13,93 €

  • The Complete Short Stories of Saki
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This anthology of anthologies contains H. H. Munro’s excellent short stories, derived from a total of six compilations which were published over the course of twenty years.Containing all of his best regarded and famous short tales, as well as a sizeable host of hidden gems and lesser-known treasures, this gigantic compendium is comprehensive and certain to satisfy any fan of th...
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    43,24 €

  • The Complete Short Stories of Saki
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This anthology of anthologies contains H. H. Munro’s excellent short stories, derived from a total of six compilations which were published over the course of twenty years.Containing all of his best regarded and famous short tales, as well as a sizeable host of hidden gems and lesser-known treasures, this gigantic compendium is comprehensive and certain to satisfy any fan of th...
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    25,17 €

  • The Square Egg and Other Sketches - With Three Plays
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    This collection of short stories and plays by H. H. Munro, known by his pen name ’Saki’, was originally published in 1924. Its contents include: A Biography by his Sister, The Square Egg, Birds on the Western Front, The Gala Programme, The Achievement of the Cat, The Death Trap, The Watched Pot and others. Munro was considered the Master of the short story and this book would b...
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    25,36 €

  • The Novels and Plays of Saki - Compiled in One Volume
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    This book contains all of the novels and plays of H. H. Munro, known by his pen name ’Saki’. Contents include: The Unbearable Bassington, When William Came, The Westminister Alice, The Death Trap, Karl-Ludwig’s Window, and The Watched Pot. Munro was considered the Master of the short story and this book would be an ideal addition to the collector of his works. We are republishi...
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    28,12 €

  • The Complete Short Stories of Saki (H. H. Munro)
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) was a British writer, whose witty works satirizing Edwardian society and culture led him to be known as a master of the short story. Munro, better recognized by the pen name Saki, produced works that contrasted the conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the uncomplicated and sometimes cruel state of nature, a conflict which the latte...
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    18,15 €

  • A Manual Of Logic
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    A Manual of Logic: Deductive and Inductive is a book written by H. H. Munro and first published in 1850. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of logic, covering both deductive and inductive reasoning. It is divided into two parts: the first part deals with deductive logic, which is concerned with the validity of arguments based on the laws of logic, while the sec...
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    33,33 €

  • When William Came
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    34,40 €

  • The Unbearable Bassington by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    Fate had done her good service in providing her with Henry for a brother, but Francesca could well set the plaguy malice of the destiny that had given her Comus for a son. The boy was one of those untamable young lords of misrule . . . he was irresponsible and ungrateful -- the focus of his corner of British society. And what could be done with him. . . ? Send him off to the co...
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    12,89 €

  • Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary, Short Stories
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    '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 d...
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    14,35 €

  • When William Came by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    What we find frightening about this novel is the very premise: England has been subjugated and annexed by Germany . . . When William Came, written before World War I, is a grim tale of a then-fictional war between Britain and Germany. Saki’s biting wit is aimed squarely at British politics in this thinly veiled story -- he, like many others, could see war approaching, and who w...
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    12,88 €

  • Beasts and Super-Beasts
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    LEONARD BILSITER was one of those people who have failed to find this world attractive or interesting, and who have sought compensation in an 'unseen world' of their own experience or imagination - or invention. Children do that sort of thing successfully, but children are content to convince themselves, and do not vulgarise their beliefs by trying to convince other people. Leo...
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    30,41 €

  • Beasts and Super-Beasts
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro
    Purchase one of 1st World Library’s Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - LEONARD BILSITER was one of those people who have failed to find this world attractive or interesting, and who have sought compensation in an 'unseen world' of their own experience or imagination - or inventio...
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    34,14 €

  • The Toys of Peace and Other Stories
    H. H. Munro / HHMunro / Saki
    This collection showcases Saki’s signature wit, dark humor, and satirical take on Edwardian society. The title story, The Toys of Peace, humorously critiques the well-meaning but misguided efforts of parents to promote pacifism through 'peaceful' toys. Throughout the collection, Saki masterfully exposes the absurdities of human behavior, often with unexpected twists, offering s...
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    16,62 €