CHAPTER I
Francesca Bassington sat in the drawing-room of her
house in Blue Street, W., regaling herself and her
estimable brother Henry with China tea and small cress
sandwiches. The meal was ...
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The reputation of British writer H. H. Munro--more commonly known as Saki--rests primarily on his short stories conveying whimsical humor, fascination with the odd and eerie, and worldly disillusionme...
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Hector Hugh Munro (Saki), one of many British writers to die during World War I, is thought to have died before his writing attained its full potential. While he wrote short stories throughout his car...
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Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) expanded the possibilities of the short story by infusing it with the interests and techniques of the comedy of manners. In so doing, Munro produced satiric narratives remembe...
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Biography EssayHector Hugh Munro (Saki), one of many British writers to perish during World War I, is thought to have died before his writing attained its full potential. While he wrote short stories ...
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The Unbearable Bassington
H. H. Munro
H(ector) H(ugh) Munro
Saki (H. H. Munro)