Beasts and Super-Beasts

Name: Beasts and Super-Beasts
Author: Saki
ISBN: 9781787360266

Author: Saki
Series: The Best of H. H. Munro
Language: English
Length: 200 pages
ISBN: 9781787360266
Published: 30 July 2019
Imprint: Sovereign

satire
Edwardian England
dark humor
societal norms
short stories
wit
absurdity
human nature
clever
unexpected twists

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Description

"Beasts and Super-Beasts" is a brilliant collection by Saki, filled with his trademark wit and dark humor. Within these pages lies a world where the mundane collides with the bizarre, humans grapple with both societal norms and wild impulses. Each story sharpens into a fine point, targeting the absurdities of Edwardian England with precision and relentless charm. Enjoy tales like "The Open Window" and "The Schartz-Metterklume Method," which cleverly challenge expectations and delight in the unexpected.

Author

Saki (1870–1916), the pen name of H. H. Munro, wrote English short stories of wicked poise — Beasts and Super-Beasts, the Clovis chronicles, and The Unbearable Bassington. His humour is dry, sudden, and slightly cruel: drawing rooms where the wild thing wins. Munro died in the First World War; the stories still feel like a raised eyebrow that never quite lowers.

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