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Beasts and Super-Beasts

Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories, written by Saki (the literary pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro) and first published in 1914.Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts is one of Saki's best-known works. It was his final collection of stories... Read Full Overview

Beasts and Super-Beasts by Hector Hugh Munro (aslo known as 'Saki') was first published in 1914. Beasts and Super-Beasts is one of Saki's best-known works. The majority of the stories deal in some fashion with animals, hence its title. This is a classic and a best-seller, a great... Read Full Overview

Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 - 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the... Read Full Overview

Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories, written by Saki and first published in 1914. The title parodies that of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts is one of Saki's best-known works. It was his... Read Full Overview

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro, a British writer known for stories that satirized Edwardian society. Saki is considered one of the greatest short story writers and is often compared to other popular writers including O. Henry.

Short excerpt: I wish you would turn me into a wolf Mr. Bilsiter said his hostess at luncheon the day after his arrival.

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"Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories, written by Saki (the literary pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro) and first published in 1914. The title parodies that of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.Along with The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts... Read Full Overview

Leonard Bilsiter was one of those people who have failed to find this world attractive or interesting, and who have sought compensation in an "unseen world" of their own experience or imagination-or invention. Children do that sort of thing successfully, but children are content... Read Full Overview