Saki

The name H H Munro is obscured beneath the literary mantle of his nom de plume; Saki. A writer of his times, the stories perfectly portray society’s whims and tastes in a delicate yet at times, barbed humour. A divine wit who conjured words into quite extraordinary works.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

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 is experienced. His stories are imbued with humorous satire, biting irony, and often the macabre....

The fifth volume in CSA Word's massively popular complete and unabridged ‘Short Stories’ collection is bound to please....

Classic stories from the original masters of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft and Charles Dickens....

CSA Word continues its ever-popular series of classic short stories, featuring writers such as Jerome K. Jerome, Louisa May Alcott and Saki, read by such respected and revered readers as Derek Jacobi, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry....

A treasure-chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener....

A glittering collection of some of the world's finest short stories....

Imagine you are hunting an enemy who happens to be your neighbor, and suppose that your neighbor is hunting you....

There are 29 stories in this collection, each one exquisitely crafted, totally vicious and very, very funny....

A wolf howls through the forests of Transylvania, the murky graveyards of H.P.Lovecraft....

Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. In this volume people struggle valiantly to survive and to exist no matter the extent of the threat they face....

Here are legendary director, producer, screenwriter, author, and actor Orson Welles' historic interpretations of excerpts from classic literature....

Framton Nuttle moves to the country to improve his health. His sister insists that he get to know his neighbors....

The delicious, biting wit of Saki's short stories satirizing Edwardian high society are some of the funniest and most delightful exquisite literary miniatures....

This short story collection contains: "Idle Thoughts on Babies"; "The Schartz-Meterklume Method"; "A Photographer's Day Out"; and more....

This triumphant final volume of Spinechillers begins with Doug Bradley's personal guide to the writers and the history of the stories....

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro, a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture....

The Victorian-era writers featured in this collection are known for their power of invention and command of horror and the supernatural....

Usually reputed as the most beautiful region in the whole of England, join Robin Shuckburgh as he delves beneath the picturesque surface of the Cotswolds into the gruesome, dark depths. This is a collection of wonderfully ghastly tales from a range of classic authors....