The Chronicles of Clovis (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Including Esmé, The Match-Maker, Tobermory, Sredni Vashtar, Wratislav, The Easter Egg, The Music on the Hill, The Peace Offering, The Hounds of Fate, Adrian, The Quest…By Saki, H. H. Munro
Length6h 54m
About this audiobook
The Chronicles of Clovis gathers Saki's sharply polished short fiction into a collection defined by social satire, elegant cruelty, and the comic exposure of Edwardian complacency. Moving between drawing-room farce, macabre fantasy, political parody, and mischievous anecdote, the volume showcases a literary world in which manners are weapons and wit is a form of rebellion. Pieces such as "Tobermory" and "The Unrest-Cure" exemplify the collection's delight in disruption, transforming polite society into a stage for absurdity and revenge. H. H. Munro, writing as Saki, brought to these stories the perspective of a journalist, traveler, and acute observer of imperial Britain's upper-middle-class rituals. His work aligns with the fin-de-siècle and Edwardian traditions of epigrammatic satire, while also anticipating modern comic skepticism about institutions, propriety, and moral certainty. Through the recurring figure of Clovis Sangrail and a cast of hostesses, reformers, children, animals, and eccentrics, the collection turns social convention into a laboratory for anarchic imagination. Readers seeking a compact yet richly varied encounter with early twentieth-century satire will find this volume especially rewarding. It offers an education in precision, irony, and narrative economy, inviting comparison among stories that converse through shared themes of power, performance, and subversion.
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
Length6 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 8, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Chronicles of Clovis (Annotated)
20Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped
2Introduction
21The Music on the Hill
3Historical Context
22The Story of St. Vespaluus
4Synopsis (Selection)
23The Way to the Dairy
5Esmé
24The Peace Offering
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6The Match-Maker
25The Peace of Mowsle Barton
7Tobermory
26The Talking-Out of Tarrington
8Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger
27The Hounds of Fate
9The Stampeding of Lady Bastable
28The Recessional
10The Background
29A Matter of Sentiment
11Hermann the Irascible — A Story of the Great Weep
30The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope
12The Unrest-Cure
31“Ministers of Grace”
13The Jesting of Arlington Stringham
32The Remoulding of Groby Lington
14Sredni Vashtar
33Clovis on Parental Responsibilities
15Adrian
34Clovis On The Alleged Romance Of Business
16The Chaplet
35Analysis
17The Quest
36Reflection
18Wratislav
37Memorable Quotes
19The Easter Egg
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