Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated) [eKönyv: epub, mobi]

Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name writer 'Saki', was a master of the short story, whose witty, mischievous and macabre tales satirised Edwardian society and culture. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Saki's complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Saki's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Famous works such as THE WESTMINSTER ALICE are fully illustrated with their original artwork* All the short story collections, including the rare last short story collection THE SQUARE EGG AND OTHER SKETCHES* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the stories you want to read* Includes Saki's rare plays - available in no other digital collection* Includes Saki's historical work - spend hours exploring the author's diverse oeuvre* Features a bonus biography, penned by the author's sister - discover Saki's personal and literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The NovelsTHE UNBEARABLE BASSINGTONWHEN WILLIAM CAME The ParodyTHE WESTMINSTER ALICE The Short Story CollectionsINTRODUCTION TO SAKI'S STORIESREGINALDREGINALD IN RUSSIATHE CHRONICLES OF CLOVISBEASTS AND SUPER-BEASTSTHE TOYS OF PEACETHE SQUARE EGG AND OTHER SKETCHESAN UNCOLLECTED STORY The Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The PlaysTHE DEATH-TRAPKARL-LUDWIG'S WINDOWTHE WATCHED POT The Non-FictionTHE RISE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE The BiographyBIOGRAPHY OF SAKI by Ethel Munro Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks