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Saki (1870-1916) was the pen name of British novelist and short story writer Hector Hugh Munro. Born in British Burma, Munro was the son of Inspector General Charles Augustus Munro...показать большеSaki (1870-1916) was the pen name of British novelist and short story writer Hector Hugh Munro. Born in British Burma, Munro was the son of Inspector General Charles Augustus Munro of the Indian Imperial Police and his wife Mary Frances Mercer. Following his mother’s death from a tragic accident in 1872, Munro was sent to live in England with his paternal grandmother. In 1893, he returned to Burma to work for the Indian Imperial Police but was forced to resign in just over a year due to serious illness. He moved to London in 1896 to pursue a career as a writer. He found some success as a journalist and soon published The Rise of the Russian Empire (1900), a work of history. Emboldened, he began writing stories and novels, earning praise for Reginald (1904), a short story collection, and When William Came (1913), an invasion novel. Known for his keen wit and satirical outlook on Edwardian life, Munro was considered a master literary craftsman in his time. A gay man, he was forced to conceal his sexual identity in order to avoid criminal prosecution. At 43 years of age, he enlisted in the British cavalry and went to France to fight in the Great War. He was killed by a German sniper at the Battle of the Ancre.показать меньше
Книги автора Saki
The Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors The Complete Saki: 144 Collected Novels and Short Stories Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокBig Book of Christmas Tales: 250+ Short Stories, Fairytales and Holiday Myths & Legends Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокYoung Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 1 Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокThe Greatest Christmas Stories: 120+ Authors, 250+ Magical Christmas Stories Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокYoung Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 2 Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокYoung Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 3 Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокYoung Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 5 Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценок
Аудиокниги автора Saki
The Vampyre: And Other Short Gothic Tales Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд5/5Great Ghost Stories Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5Doug Bradley's Spinechillers Volume One: Classic Horror Short Stories Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд5/5A Touch of Magic Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5The Short Stories of Saki: 65 of Saki's Most Popular Tales Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5The Complete Short Stories Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокShort Stories by Saki Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/510 Minute Short Stories Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5Short Stories About Trickery & Deception: Tales of manipulation, broken promises and tests of faith Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокStories About Animals: Classic tales from innocuous flies on the wall to murderous wolves Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5The Music on the Hill; The Cobweb; The Interlopers; The Hounds of Fear Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд4/5