Fine/like new book, excellent condition nearly untouched. Third impression. Book is flat, tight and clean. Slipcase is also fine. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916), better known as Saki, was a peerless master of the short story – with the wit of Oscar Wilde, the breeziness of P.G. Wodehouse and the macabre edge of Roald Dahl.
This rich collection gathers together his very best, all of them classics by a writer at the peak of his powers. With his trademark black humour, Saki subverts the conventions of Edwardian society and pops the bubble of upper-class pretension. He conjures up the child's point of view – the wonder of the forbidden place, the anger at injustices perpetrated by cruel adults, the delight of a carefully exacted revenge. And he sends shivers down the spine with his tales of the supernatural.