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The Best of Saki (A Viking compass book, C88) [Mass Market Paperback]

H. H. Munro (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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April 1, 1961 A Viking compass book, C88
These 37 stories have been chosen from the complete omnibus volume of Saki's short stories published between 1904 and 1923. The stories are taken from: "Reginald" (1904), "Reginald in Russia" (1910), "The Chronicles of Clovis" (1911), "Beasts and Super Beasts" (1914) and "The Toys of Peace" (1923).
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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 179 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (April 1, 1961)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670000884
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670000883
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,916,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Darkly Humorous Revenge, August 17, 2002
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Renee Thorpe (Karangasem, Bali) - See all my reviews
Picador edition has wonderful, nicely written introduction that gives marvelous details of Saki's remarkable and short life, explaining well why his stories are usually so dark, and why he liked to take aim at stuffy old bats.

Nearly all of Saki's short stories are about some character exacting revenge upon cruel or shallow members of the British upper class. His writing sometimes feels labored and overwrought, with overlong sentences or ungainly descriptions. But his consistant style, sense of justice, and biting wit are the gems to be discovered within.

The earliest stories seemed to have a lack of balance between darkness and wit, but he did find his equilibrium and most of the later tales are deliciously satisfying.

Absolutely delightful reading if you liked Robert Altman's recent film Gosford Park, or if you are fed up with stuffy, mean upper class types.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Acid humour in 1900's England, May 22, 1998
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If P.G.Wodehouse in "literature's performing flea" of light, easy, beautifully-turned literature of the quintessentially English house party, Saki's stories are the dark side: Wodehouse with acid. "The Unrest-Cure" probably one of the finest short stories ever written in the English language. If you like your humour astringent and your use of language tight then read these stories.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously dark short stories, December 31, 2007
Probably the only sane response, as a writer, to Edwardian England was to skewer it mercilessly. And nobody serves up a finer kebab than Saki. These stories are clever and hilariously funny. I think part of their appeal is that, although Munro can be merciless, one always senses an underlying affection for his targets. It's also pretty clear that Saki's sympathies are with those who lack clout in the established power structure of Edwardian society (children, for example), which makes me like him all the more.

A very funny book.
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