The Complete Works of Saki (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian Satire and Fantastical Tales of Dark Humor and Witty CharactersBy Saki, H. H. Munro
Length51h 54m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of Saki gathers the dazzling range of H. H. Munro's fiction, sketches, plays, and journalism into a single portrait of Edwardian wit at its most elegant and unsettling. Moving from drawing-room comedy to political satire, from macabre fantasy to social fable, the collection reveals a writer whose polished surfaces conceal sharp critiques of class, empire, childhood, and conventional morality. Famous tales such as "The Open Window," "Sredni Vashtar," and "Tobermory" stand alongside lesser-known pieces, showing the consistency and variety of Saki's comic imagination. Munro's background as a journalist, foreign correspondent, and observer of imperial and metropolitan life deeply informs these works. Writing in the context of late Victorian and Edwardian literary culture, he joins the traditions of Wildean epigram, Kiplingesque brevity, and fin-de-siècle irony while developing a distinctly mischievous voice. Across the volume, his recurring children, aunts, hostesses, animals, and anarchic outsiders expose the fragility of social order. This collection is ideal for readers seeking both literary pleasure and historical insight. It offers a rare opportunity to encounter the full breadth of Saki's art: urbane, cruel, fantastical, and exact. Read as a whole, the volume fosters a lively dialogue among forms and themes, illuminating one of English literature's most incisive comic minds.
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★★★★ 4.4 (2.6K)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHumor, Literary Classics
Length51 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 8, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Stanley G. Weinbaum (Annotated)
26A Young Turkish Catastrophe
2The Complete Works of Saki
27Judkin Of The Parcels
3Short Story Collections
28Gabriel-Ernest
4Reginald
29The Saint And The Goblin
5Reginald
30The Soul Of Laploshka
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6Reginald on Christmas Presents
31The Bag
7Reginald on the Academy
32The Strategist
8Reginald at the Theatre
33Cross Currents
9Reginald's Peace Poem
34The Baker's Dozen
10Reginald's Choir Treat
35The Mouse
11Reginald on Worries
36The Chronicles of Clovis
12Reginald on House-Parties
37Esmé
13Reginald at the Carlton
38The Match-Maker
14Reginald on Besetting Sins
39Tobermory
15Reginald's Drama
40Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger
16Reginald on Tariffs
41The Stampeding of Lady Bastable
17Reginald's Christmas Revel
42The Background
18Reginald's Rubaiyat
43Hermann the Irascible — A Story of the Great Weep
19The Innocence of Reginald
44The Unrest-Cure
20Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
45The Jesting of Arlington Stringham
21Reginald In Russia
46Sredni Vashtar
22The Reticence Of Lady Anne
47Adrian
23The Lost Sanjak
48The Chaplet
24The Sex That Doesn't Shop
49The Quest
25The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water
50Wratislav
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