The Complete Saki
by:
Saki (author)
Noël Coward (author)
Saki is considered by many as perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England's "golden afternoon" - the slow and peaceful years before World War I. This volume contains the whole of his work, including all the short stories, his three novels and three plays.
Saki is considered by many as perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England's "golden afternoon" - the slow and peaceful years before World War I. This volume contains the whole of his work, including all the short stories, his three novels and three plays.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140184204 (0140184201)
Publish date: April 1st 1991
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 960
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Anthologies,
English Literature,
Short Stories
One of my favorite memories involves reading Saki stories aloud to a friend while she drove her VW Beetle (the original ones, not the new type), full of all her worldly possessions, through a torrential thunderstorm outside Philadelphia. The Why of that scenario would take too long to explain, but ...