The Unbearable Bassington - Saki
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""The Unbearable Bassington"" is a satirical novel written by H.H. Munro, better known by his pen name ""Saki."" First published in 1912, the book follows the misadventures of Comus Bassington, a charming and irreverent young man who navigates the upper-class society of Edwardian England. Through his witty and biting prose, Saki explores themes of social satire, class privilege, and the hypocrisy of conventional norms. The story unfolds as Comus rebels against his overbearing mother, Lady Bastable, and embraces a life of pleasure-seeking and nonconformity. As his escapades unfold, the novel…mehr

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""The Unbearable Bassington"" is a satirical novel written by H.H. Munro, better known by his pen name ""Saki."" First published in 1912, the book follows the misadventures of Comus Bassington, a charming and irreverent young man who navigates the upper-class society of Edwardian England. Through his witty and biting prose, Saki explores themes of social satire, class privilege, and the hypocrisy of conventional norms. The story unfolds as Comus rebels against his overbearing mother, Lady Bastable, and embraces a life of pleasure-seeking and nonconformity. As his escapades unfold, the novel offers a scathing critique of the shallow and absurd aspects of aristocratic society. ""The Unbearable Bassington"" showcases Saki's signature style of dark humour, clever wordplay, and incisive social commentary. It is a compelling read that exposes the foibles and follies of the upper classes while providing an entertaining and thought-provoking narrative.
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Hector Hugh Munro (1870 - 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland); and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion and occupation of Britain.