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Short Stories by Saki

By: H. H. Munro
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson, Nadia May
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Hector Munro, writing under the pseudonym of Saki, is justly renowned for his urbane and witty short stories. His eccentric characters, humorous dialogue and engaging domestic situations all reveal a penetrating and sometimes disturbing insight into human nature. As a quixotic tour guide, Saki leads the reader from garden party to pig sty to political convention with the ease of one who is intimately familiar with the cares and foibles of the human condition, showing us this vista of life through the well tempered lens of his gentle, British irony. In this definitive collection of stories we can browse and sightsee at our leisure, cross borders of fresh insight, admire and enjoy each whimsical tale as we journey through the imaginative landscape of a truly artful writer.(P)1997 by Blackstone Audiobooks Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Short Stories Funny Witty
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The short stories by Saki are simply wonderful. Some are sadly poignant, some mystical and macabre, most of funny. The character of Clovis deserves to be more widely known as he is a triumph of literature! Darker than Wodehouse, funnier than Wilde, sharper than Coward. Listen to one at a time or gorge on a lot in an afternoon, you are bound to enjoy it.

Simply brilliant.

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Wonderfully English in the traditional aristocratic sense. There are a lot of stories here and my only criticism would be that despite the wit and invention of them, there is little variation in the style and arc. It's a minor problem though.

Saki Saki long time ...

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I love Saki and the narrator is perfect for this book.
I use it to sleep, the cat seems to enjoy it too.

Perfect for relaxation

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Personally, I enjoyed Nadia May’s reading than Frederick Davidson’s, though both are good. I’m a bit baffled by the choice of stories for such a long anthology. Some are very much of their time, and may lack appeal to a present day audience. Also, there are some strange omissions. In my book, no anthology of Saki is complete without ‘The Storyteller’ and ‘Tobermory’.

Pretty good

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This complete collection of Saki's short stories is read delightfully, expressing all the humour, sometimes macabre, and uses the English language to its full extent to enrich the telling.

exquisitely amusing tales

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