Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) was a British writer, whose witty works satirizing Edwardian society and culture led him to be known as a master of the short story. Munro, better…

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…

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…

People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity; the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die. – Saki

Francesca Bassington is a somewhat cold and self-contained society woman who values her home and possessions above all else. She lives in a house that was left to a young…

The William of the book’s title is Kaiser Wilhelm II, who came from the House of Hohenzollern, hence the subtitle. The book chronicles life in London under German occupation and…

A renowned short story writer of the Edwardian era

Hector Hugh Munro was a British author and playwright who wrote under the pseudonym ‘Saki’ (a name which references the cup-bearer…