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
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)
117The Interlopers
2Introduction
118Quail Seed
3Historical Context
119Canossa
4Synopsis (Selection)
120The Threat
5Short Story Collections
121Excepting Mrs. Pentherby
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6Reginald
122Mark
7Reginald
123The Hedgehog
8Reginald on Christmas Presents
124The Mappined Life
9Reginald on the Academy
125Fate
10Reginald at the Theatre
126The Bull
11Reginald's Peace Poem
127Morlvera
12Reginald's Choir Treat
128Shock Tactics
13Reginald on Worries
129The Seven Cream Jugs
14Reginald on House-Parties
130The Occasional Garden
15Reginald at the Carlton
131The Sheep
16Reginald on Besetting Sins
132The Oversight
17Reginald's Drama
133Hyacinth
18Reginald on Tariffs
134The Image of the Lost Soul
19Reginald's Christmas Revel
135The Purple of the Balkan Kings
20Reginald's Rubaiyat
136The Cupboard of the Yesterdays
21The Innocence of Reginald
137For the Duration of the War
22Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
138The Square Egg and Other Sketches
23Reginald In Russia
139The Square Egg
24The Reticence Of Lady Anne
140Birds On The Western Front
25The Lost Sanjak
141The Gala Programme
26The Sex That Doesn't Shop
142The Infernal Parliament
27The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water
143The Achievement Of The Cat
28A Young Turkish Catastrophe
144The Old Town Of Pskoff
29Judkin Of The Parcels
145Clovis On The Alleged Romance Of Business
30Gabriel-Ernest
146The Comments Of Moung Ka
31The Saint And The Goblin
147Other Stories
32The Soul Of Laploshka
148Dogged
33The Bag
149The East Wing
34The Strategist
150The Almanac
35Cross Currents
151The Pond
36The Baker's Dozen
152A Housing Problem The Solution of an Insoluble Dilemma
37The Mouse
153The Holy War
38The Chronicles of Clovis
154A Shot In The Dark
39Esmé
155A Sacrifice To Necessity
40The Match-Maker
156Novels
41Tobermory
157The Unbearable Bassington
42Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger
158Chapter 1
43The Stampeding of Lady Bastable
159Chapter 2
44The Background
160Chapter 3
45Hermann the Irascible — A Story of the Great Weep
161Chapter 4
46The Unrest-Cure
162Chapter 5
47The Jesting of Arlington Stringham
163Chapter 6
48Sredni Vashtar
164Chapter 7
49Adrian
165Chapter 8
50The Chaplet
166Chapter 9
51The Quest
167Chapter 10
52Wratislav
168Chapter 11
53The Easter Egg
169Chapter 12
54Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped
170Chapter 13
55The Music on the Hill
171Chapter 14
56The Story of St. Vespaluus
172Chapter 15
57The Way to the Dairy
173Chapter 16
58The Peace Offering
174Chapter 17
59The Peace of Mowsle Barton
175When William Came
60The Talking-Out of Tarrington
176CHAPTER I: THE SINGING-BIRD AND THE BAROMETER
61The Hounds of Fate
177CHAPTER II: THE HOMECOMING
62The Recessional
178CHAPTER III: “THE METSKIE TSAR”
63A Matter of Sentiment
179CHAPTER IV: “ES IST VERBOTEN”
64The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope
180CHAPTER V: L’ART D’ETRE COUSINE
65“Ministers of Grace”
181CHAPTER VI: HERR VON KWARL
66The Remoulding of Groby Lington
182CHAPTER VII: THE LURE
67Beasts and Super-Beasts
183CHAPTER VIII: THE FIRST-NIGHT
68The She-Wolf
184CHAPTER IX: AN EVENING “TO BE REMEMBERED”
69Laura
185CHAPTER X: SOME REFLECTIONS AND A “TE DEUM”
70The Boar-Pig
186CHAPTER XI: THE TEA SHOP
71The Brogue
187CHAPTER XII: THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONS
72The Hen
188CHAPTER XIII: TORYWOOD
73The Open Window
189CHAPTER XIV: “A PERFECTLY GLORIOUS AFTERNOON”
74The Treasure Ship
190CHAPTER XV: THE INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATOR OF WANTS
75The Cobweb
191CHAPTER XVI: SUNRISE
76The Lull
192CHAPTER XVII: THE EVENT OF THE SEASON
77The Unkindest Blow
193CHAPTER XVIII: THE DEAD WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND
78The Romancers
194CHAPTER XIX: THE LITTLE FOXES
79The Schartz-Metterklume Method
195Plays
80The Seventh Pullet
196The Death-trap
81The Blind Spot
197Karl-ludwig's Window
82Dusk
198Other Works
83A Touch of Realism
199The Westminster Alice
84Cousin Teresa
200Introduction
85The Yarkand Manner
201Alice In Downing Street
86The Byzantine Omelette
202Alice In Pall Mall
87The Feast of Nemesis
203Alice At Lambeth
88The Dreamer
204Alice And The Liberal Party
89The Quince Tree
205Alice Anywhere But In Downing Street
90The Forbidden Buzzards
206Alice In Difficulties
91The Stake
207Alice At St. Stephen's
92Clovis on Parental Responsibilities
208Alice Lunches At Westminster
93A Holiday Task
209Alice In A Fog
94The Stalled Ox
210Alice Has Tea At The Hotel Cecil
95The Story-Teller
211Alice Goes To Chesterfield
96A Defensive Diamond
212The Aged Man
97The Elk
213Spades In Wonderland
98“Down Pens”
214The Rise of the Russian Empire
99The Name-Day
215PREFACE
100The Lumber Room
216WORKS CONSULTED
101Fur
217CHAPTER I THE DAWN OF RUSSIAN HISTORY
102The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat
218CHAPTER II THE COMING OF THE VARANGIANS AND THE BUILDING OF KIEVIAN RUSSIA
103On Approval
219CHAPTER III THE FEUDS OF THE HOUSE OF RURIK
104The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers
220CHAPTER IV THE COMING OF THE MONGOLS
105The Toys of Peace
221CHAPTER V “THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HATH EATEN”
106Louise
222CHAPTER VI THE GROWING OF THE GERM
107Tea
223CHAPTER VII THE LAST OF THE PALEOLOGI AND THE FIRST OF THE AUTOCRATS
108The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh
224CHAPTER VIII IVAN GROZNIE
109The Wolves of Cernogratz
225CHAPTER IX THE GREAT BOYARIN
110Louis
226CHAPTER X THE PHANTOM TZAR
111The Guests
227CHAPTER XI “THIS SIDE THE HILL”
112The Penance
228GLOSSARY OF RUSSIAN WORDS EMPLOYED WITHOUT EXPLANATION IN TEXT
113The Phantom Luncheon
229Analysis
114A Bread and Butter Miss
230Reflection
115Bertie's Christmas Eve
231Memorable Quotes
116Forewarned
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