Short Stories by Saki

Audible edition narrated by Frederick Davidson and Nadia May. No preamble, just straight into the first story. If it wasn't for the different narrators the stories would run into each other. The stories are quite short. The narration is excellent. Should probably be read in small doses. Some of the......more

I overall enjoyed these stories. I listened to them as an audiobook. Saki's stories are wry, ironic, and biting. Clovis seems to me to be the author's alter-ego, making mischief, getting the best of everyone, and with a light, vaguely nihilistic attitude that transforms everyone's dire seriousness i......more

Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) is apparently a master of the short story, although I was an English major, love short stories, and only recently heard of him. Saki's life is also very interesting, including that he fought in World War I for Britain (although officially too old to enlist) and died on a Fre......more

This book is an audio version of a collection of 70 short stories by the early 20th century master of the short story, “Maki”. Originally published mostly in magazines, the stories created fame and fortune for the author, H. H. Munro. Many of the stories involved animals, and these, for me, were mor......more

I can't find the audible version of the book and have to pretend that I own the audio CD version. Anyway, I have listened and re-listened to this book at least three times. As things stand, it will be forever on my currently-reading shelf. Tobermory, the talking cat, is very funny, but I don't agree......more