The Short Stories of Saki
by:
Saki (author)
Leo W. Schwarz (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780394604282 (0394604288)
Publish date: July 12th 1977
Publisher: Modern Library
Pages no: 718
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Funny,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Anthologies,
Collections,
Modern,
Horror,
Short Stories
I think Saki was the type of man society women kept hovering around in the parlour, like his famous cat. His famous story about a talking cat really made me laugh, until the end, that is, which was too droll and catty, like many of his other short stories, done without purpose, just for a weak giggl...
Reading Saki made me feel like a palaeontologist uncovering some critical part of the fossil record. Here it is! The missing link between Kipling and Wodehouse, in that very dry, deadpan and distinctly English tradition of narrative wit. It's a humour that comes not from comical misunderstandings or...
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