SAKI - Ultimate Collection: 145 Novels & Short Stories; Including Plays, Sketches & Historical Study (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian Wit and Supernatural TalesBy Saki, H. H. Munro
Length52h 32m
About this audiobook
SAKI - Ultimate Collection gathers the dazzling range of H. H. Munro's literary production, from the acidly comic short stories for which "Saki" is celebrated to novels, plays, sketches, and historical writing. Across 145 pieces, the volume reveals a distinctive Edwardian imagination: elegant, epigrammatic, mischievous, and often savage in its exposure of social pretension. Standout tales of drawing-room cruelty, childhood rebellion, supernatural irony, and political satire sit beside longer works such as The Unbearable Bassington and When William Came, broadening the context of Saki's art. Munro's background as a journalist, foreign correspondent, and acute observer of imperial and metropolitan culture informs the collection's sharp historical consciousness. His writing belongs to the late Victorian and Edwardian tradition of wit, yet it anticipates modernist disillusion through its compressed form, tonal ambiguity, and fascination with instability beneath civilized surfaces. The inclusion of sketches, drama, and historical study illuminates the breadth of his engagement with empire, class, war, and social performance. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a comprehensive encounter with one of English literature's most incisive satirists. It offers students and general readers alike a rich opportunity to trace recurring motifs, shifting genres, and Saki's unmistakable dialogue between elegance and menace.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.5 (256)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreHumor, Literary Classics
Length52 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 8, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1SAKI - Ultimate Collection: 145 Novels & Short Stories; Including Plays, Sketches & Historical Study (Annotated)
26The Sex That Doesn't Shop
2Introduction
27The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water
3Historical Context
28A Young Turkish Catastrophe
4Synopsis (Selection)
29Judkin Of The Parcels
5Short Story Collections
30Gabriel-Ernest
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6Reginald
31The Saint And The Goblin
7Reginald
32The Soul Of Laploshka
8Reginald on Christmas Presents
33The Bag
9Reginald on the Academy
34The Strategist
10Reginald at the Theatre
35Cross Currents
11Reginald's Peace Poem
36The Baker's Dozen
12Reginald's Choir Treat
37The Mouse
13Reginald on Worries
38The Chronicles of Clovis
14Reginald on House-Parties
39Esmé
15Reginald at the Carlton
40The Match-Maker
16Reginald on Besetting Sins
41Tobermory
17Reginald's Drama
42Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger
18Reginald on Tariffs
43The Stampeding of Lady Bastable
19Reginald's Christmas Revel
44The Background
20Reginald's Rubaiyat
45Hermann the Irascible — A Story of the Great Weep
21The Innocence of Reginald
46The Unrest-Cure
22Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
47The Jesting of Arlington Stringham
23Reginald In Russia
48Sredni Vashtar
24The Reticence Of Lady Anne
49Adrian
25The Lost Sanjak
50The Chaplet
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