The Chronicles of Clovis (eBook, ePUB) - Saki
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A collection of sharp, sardonic tales by Saki that brilliantly encapsulate the eccentricities of Edwardian society. Through the eyes of the mischievous protagonist, Clovis Sangrail, Saki unleashes a torrent of satirical episodes that skewer the pretensions and follies of the upper classes. Each story, brimming with wit and whimsy, exposes the absurdities of social norms and the peculiarities of human nature. This collection is a masterclass in the art of short story writing.

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A collection of sharp, sardonic tales by Saki that brilliantly encapsulate the eccentricities of Edwardian society. Through the eyes of the mischievous protagonist, Clovis Sangrail, Saki unleashes a torrent of satirical episodes that skewer the pretensions and follies of the upper classes. Each story, brimming with wit and whimsy, exposes the absurdities of social norms and the peculiarities of human nature. This collection is a masterclass in the art of short story writing.
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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.