All the stories, the three novels, and the three plays of the popular English writer, who delighted in the elegant and inelegant, the mannered and ill-mannered, the trivial and privileged denizens of pre-war England and Empire.

The complete works of one of England's greatest Edwardian writers Saki is perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England's 'Golden Afternoon' - the slow and peaceful years before the First World War. Although, like so many of his generation, he died tragically young, in action on the Western Front, his reputation as a writer continued to grow long after his death. His work is humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, full of eccentric wit and unconventional situations. With his great gift as a social satirist of his contemporary upper-class Edwardian world, Saki is one of the few undisputed English masters of the short story and one of the great writers of a bygone era. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

This omnibus edition contains the author's short stories, novels, and plays.

Saki was called the Oscar Wilde of his day, and hailed as a master stylist. Using witty dialogue and macabre humor, he writes of mischievous young men, foolish aunts, and blood-thirsty beasts. His stories are surprisingly modern in their incongruous mixture of humor and horror. The first truly comprehensive edition of Saki's voluminous output, The Complete Works of Saki includes six previously uncollected stories.

H.H. Munro (Saki) is one of the undisputed masters of the short story. In this complete compendium, the full gamut of his subjects and themes are experienced. His stories are imbued with humorous satire, biting irony and often the macabre, all of which have one _target: the stupidities and hypocrisies of Edwardian upper-class society.

A collection of short stories, novels, and plays by early twentieth-century author Saki, known for his satiric portrayal of English Edwardian life.

Includes over 125 short stories, as well as three novels and three plays.

Literary Criticism. Nonfiction. Saki's (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England. His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldn't feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouse's 'Bertie Wooster'. The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Saki's world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike. This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.

"This edition first published by Doubleday & Company Inc., 1976"--T.p. verso.

Presents the complete writings of nineteenth-century Scottish author Hector Hugh Munro, including short stories, novels, and plays.

Fiction. HTML:H. H. Munro belongs to an enduring body of British writers who, born during the Victorian era, came to criticize and satirize its way of life as they passed into the Edwardian era and beyond, prolifically producing serial novels and short stories for periodical publication. The Complete Works of Saki gathers over 125 short stories by Munro, as well as his three novels and three plays. Whether read for his inventive plots, his wittiness of dialogue and character description, or even as a detailed overview of Victorian society throughout the world, The Complete Works of Saki preserves a unique voice from a unique time.

As well as all the short stories of H. H. Munro, this volume includes his 3 novels.

The Penguin Complete Saki (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Saki (1997)