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At a country house party Cornelius Appin announces that he has discovered a method by which animals can be taught to speak. His latest pupil is none other than Tobermory, the ginger cat belonging to his hosts, Sir Wilfred and Lady Blemley. As the guests express astonishment and incredulity, Sir Wilfred goes off to find Tobermory, who is lounging in the smoking room waiting for his tea. What Appin claims is true, and Tobermory demonstrates his remarkable talents with a number of embarrassing and revelatory comments which prove more than a little uncomfortable for the assembled guests. In addition to Tobermory, this anthology features a selection of animal stories by one of the greatest writers of short stories in the English language.

Hector Hugh Munro, conocido por el seudónimo literario Saki, fue cuentista, novelista y dramaturgo británico. Sus agudos y, en ocasiones, macabros cuentos recrearon irónicamente la sociedad y la cult

The Lumber-Room, one of the most important works by Saki now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

Tobermory, one of the most important works by Saki now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

"Con una suerte de pudor, Saki da un tono de trivialidad a relatos cuya íntima trama es amarga y cruel" Jorge Luis Borges Un rey maquiavélico que descubre una fórmula para quitarse de encima a las sufragistas, un metodo practico de enseñanza de historia un tanto particular, un sablista que encuentra la horma de su zapato, una socialista de clase alta que contrata a un especialista en tortillas bizantinas y una hiena menos amaestrada de lo esperado son algunos de los protagonistas de los cuentos impertinentes, mordaces, macabros, sutiles y desternillantes de Hector Hugh Munro, Saki, que se recogen en este volumen. El estilo acido y punzante del autor, que admiraria e inspiraria a creadores como P. G. Wodehouse, Jorge Luis Borges, Graham Greene o Tom Sharpe, impregna estas paginas, en las que Saki nos ofrece una afilada diseccion de los convencionalismos de la sociedad eduardiana que le toco vivir y cuyos delirios, desatinos y vicios supo destapar gracias a una lucida e ironica inversion del orden natural de las cosas, en muchas ocasiones con toques magicos o fantasticos. Al igual que Wilde y Wodehouse, Saki se movia como pez en el agua por los clubes y las casas de campo de la clase alta, cuyos disparates e hipocresias dejaba al descubierto con un ingenio afiladisimo _ha escrito sobre el Patrick McGrath_. Es un placer descubrir a un escritor con una concepcion de la humanidad imbuida de un pesimismo tan sombrio como el de Swift, Celine, Bernhard o Kingsley Amis.

Sakis (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England.His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldnt feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouses Bertie Wooster.The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Sakis world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike.This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.

Laertes editorial es complau en presentar, per primera vegada en català, un conjunt dels millors relats de Saki, el mestre satíric de Graham Greene, Borges i Chesterton, dins de la reconeguda col·lec

First published in 1912, "The Unbearable Bassington" was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). The book contains much of the elegant wit found in his short stories and showcases Sakis wonderful writing and that ability to be so very funny and terribly sad at the same time. The story is about the relationship between mother and son. Comus (The Unbearable) Bassington, is a charming young man about town. His perversity however thwarts all his mothers efforts to advance his prospects and lands him in hot water. Like many a black sheep he ends up being sent off to one of the colonies to fend for himself...

"Mi escritor favorito" Noël Coward «La risa se combina con cierto salvajismo, el ingenio exquisito con el panteísmo, y el más absoluto desprecio por la moralidad con el idealismo, de modo que al acabar sus relatos tenemos la inquietante sensación de haber tomado parte en la exaltación de un instinto inteligente y descarnado.» Tom Sharpe

Sakis (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England.His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldnt feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouses Bertie Wooster.The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Sakis world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike.This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.

Sakis (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England.His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldnt feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouses Bertie Wooster.The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Sakis world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike.This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.

Sakis (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England.His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldnt feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouses Bertie Wooster.The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Sakis world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike.This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.

Berties Christmas Eve, one of the most important works by Saki now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

Forewarned, one of the most important works by Saki now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

The She-Wolf, one of the most important works by Saki now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

Sakis (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial absurdities of the Edwardian era in England.His subjects are almost always louche members of the upper classes - in particular his perfectly observed anti-heroes such as Clovis and Reginald - who wouldnt feel out of place in the world of P.G Wodehouses Bertie Wooster.The fatal flaw of hypocrisy receives particular attention in Sakis world, with vengeful justice often meted out in the most unlikely and unexpected fashion by birds, beasts and children alike.This collection contains both novels by Saki, all of his short story collections, and also his individual short stories the were published outside collections - in total 145 separate works.