Saki (Hector Hugo Munroe) is perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England's "golden afternoon" - the slow and peaceful years before World War I. This volume contains the whole of Saki's work - all the short stories, his three novels and three plays.

more trouble with behemoth aunts. ( )

2682 The Complete Works of Saki H. H. Munro (read 5 Dec 1994) This book contains many short stories, only about a dozen of which are noteworthy. There are three novels also in the book. The Unbearable Bassington is boring. When William Came tells of a German conquest of England: not a prefigure of Nazi rule, it shows life going on for collaborators. There are three plays. "The Watched Pot" is a very sparkling and witty one, which I'd like to see performed. All in all, reading this book (big) was quite a chore, but it had its moments. ( )

This book is so good I named my cat Saki. ( )

Possibly the most elegant writer of all time, Saki crafted dozens of jewel-like and extremely witty short stories--often starring the languid yet mischievous Clovis Sangrail--before his life was cut short, tragically, during World War I. ( )