Saki (H.H. Munro) : original and uncollected stories / Saki ; Bruce Gaston, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saki, author.

Contributor:

Gaston, Bruce, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 pages)

Other Title:

Saki

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

"The short stories of Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki, have remained in print continuously for over a hundred years. This collection is the first of its kind to present his stories as they were originally published in newspapers and magazines, preserving their internal consistency and contemporary references lost in revisions for The Chronicles of Clovis and subsequent collected editions. A trove of annotations and carefully sourced bibliographical information illuminates the Edwardian context behind the thirteen selected stories, of which three ('Mrs. Pendercoet's Lost Identity', 'The Romance of Business' and 'The Optimist') were only recently rediscovered. Saki: Original and Uncollected Stories will be essential reading for scholars interested in these textual variants of this inimitable writer's works and their publication histories. Spanning literary genres, this collection will also appeal to a general audience of any interested readers."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Esmé

Tobermory

Mrs. Packletide's Tiger

The Background

The Jesting of Arlington Stringham

Adrian

The Chaplet

Wratislav

Filboid Studge

Ministers of Grace

Mrs. Pendercoet's Lost Identity

The Optimist

The Romance of Business

Further Reading

Textual Variants.

Notes:

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