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  • The Chronicles of Clovis
    Saki H. H. Munro
    'The Chronicles of Clovis' is a brilliant collection of short stories by the master of Edwardian satire, H. H. Munro, writing under the pseudonym Saki. At the center of these tales is Clovis Sangrail, a witty, mischievous, and occasionally cruel young man who delights in disrupting the rigid social conventions of the British upper class. Through a series of vignettes, the autho...
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    25,26 €

  • The Square Egg and Other Sketches
    Saki (H. H. Munro)
    'The Square Egg and Other Sketches' is a captivating collection of short stories, plays, and essays by the master of Edwardian satire, H.H. Munro, better known by his pen name Saki. This volume of his works showcases the sharp wit and dark humor that defined his literary career. From the absurd title story to the biting social commentary found in his sketches, the collection of...
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    25,08 €

  • When William Came
    Saki H. H. Munro
    'When William Came' is a provocative and satirical novel by Saki (H.H. Munro) that explores the unsettling concept of a Britain under foreign rule. Set in the immediate aftermath of a swift and successful German invasion, the narrative follows London society as it navigates the social and political landscape of an occupied nation. While much of the British aristocracy chooses a...
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    25,24 €

  • Beast & Super-Beast
    Saki H. H. Munro
    'Beast and Super-Beast' is a celebrated collection of short stories by the master of Edwardian satire, Saki (H.H. Munro). Known for his razor-sharp wit and uncanny ability to expose the absurdities of the upper classes, Saki delivers a series of tales that are as mischievous as they are sophisticated. This collection features some of his most famous works, including 'The Open W...
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    25,26 €

  • Beasts & Super-Beasts
    Saki (H. H. Munro)
    'Beasts & Super-Beasts' is one of Saki’s most celebrated collections of short stories, showcasing the biting wit and macabre humor that defined the work of H.H. Munro. This anthology explores the thin veneer of Edwardian civility, often juxtaposing the refined world of the British upper class with the untamed and unpredictable forces of nature. Through a series of sharp, satiri...
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    25,26 €

  • The Toys of Peace
    Saki (H. H.) Munro
    'The Toys of Peace and Other Papers' is a brilliant collection of short stories by the master of Edwardian satire, H.H. Munro, better known by his pen name Saki. This final gathering of sketches and stories showcases Saki’s signature blend of macabre humor, sharp social irony, and uncanny insight into the complexities of British society. The title story, 'The Toys of Peace,' ce...
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    25,26 €

  • The Westminster Alice
    Hector H. Munro ('Saki')
    The Westminster Alice is a brilliant political satire that reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic characters in the setting of early 20th-century British politics. Written by the sharp-witted Hector Hugh Munro, known by his pen name Saki, the book presents Alice navigating through a Wonderland populated by politicians, parties, and absurdities of parliamentary procedure. Through wi...
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    10,19 €

  • 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 Unbearable Bassington
    H. H. MUNRO ('SAKI')
    The Unbearable Bassington follows Comus Bassington, a young man from a wealthy family, who grows bored with the comforts of his privileged life and seeks out new experiences for excitement. While Comus is charming, witty, and highly capable of winning people over with his charisma, he is also selfish, manipulative, and careless in his treatment of others.The story, set in Edwar...
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    13,07 €

  • 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 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 €

  • Beasts and Super-Beasts
    H. H. MUNRO ('SAKI')
    Beasts and Super-Beasts, a collection of short stories, was first published in 1914 and was written by Saki, a pen name for Hector Hugh Munro. The title is a parody of Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw. Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts are one of Saki’s best-known works. It was his last book of short stories before he died in World War I, and m...
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    22,39 €

  • 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 Saki
    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. Vespaluus The Way to the Dairy The Peace Offerin...
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    9,59 €

  • The Toys of Peace and Other Papers
    H. H. Munro Saki
    The Toys of Peace Louise Tea The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh The Wolves of Cernogratz Louis The Guests The Penance The Phantom Luncheon A Bread and Butter Miss Bertie’s Christmas Eve Forewarned The Interlopers Quail Seed Canossa The Threat Excepting Mrs. Pentherby Mark The Hedgehog The Mappined Life Fate The Bull Morlvera Shock Tactics The Seven Cream Jugs The Occasion...
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    9,65 €

  • When William Came
    H. H. Munro Saki
    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. ...
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    9,31 €

  • The Unbearable Bassington
    H. H. Munro Saki
    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 to find a way to stay in th...
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    9,25 €

  • 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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    25,17 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €