‘Cousin Teresa’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘Cousin Teresa’ is a satirical short story penned by the master of Edwardian satire, Hector Hugh Munro, or Saki, as he was popularly known. Saki was a British writer. He wrote this short story to satirize how sometimes the most useless things or ideas become so fashionable in society that it affects … [Read more...] about ‘Cousin Teresa’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
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‘Down Pens’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘Down Pens’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘Down Pens’ is a satirical short story penned to ridicule the way upper-middle-class families used to send shallow thank-you notes to each other. The story is set during the Edwardian era and is written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), one of the great masters of early twentieth century short stories. Saki was fond … [Read more...] about ‘Down Pens’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘The Open Window’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘The Open Window’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘The Open Window’ is penned by British writer Hector Hugo Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, one of the greatest short story writers of the late Victorian and Edwardian era. The setting of the story is the British countryside. Framton Nuttel, a gentleman with a nerve disorder, calls at the house of … [Read more...] about ‘The Open Window’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger’ is one of Saki’s humorous pieces. This one satirizes the excesses of British colonialists in India during the Edwardian era. It tells us how affluent British women tried to impress each other with acts of daring to become popular in their circles in India and back home in … [Read more...] about ‘Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
Saki’s: ‘The Stalled Ox’ from the 1914 collection ‘Beasts & Super-Beasts’: Short Story Analysis
Saki's: ‘The Stalled Ox’ from the 1914 collection 'Beasts & Super-Beasts': Short Story Analysis Saki is the true master of witty and macabre storytelling. He proves himself to be a person who does not analyze situations at their face value and gets into the minds of people professing certain ideas. For H. H. Munro, also well known as Saki, the world of simplicity is a … [Read more...] about Saki’s: ‘The Stalled Ox’ from the 1914 collection ‘Beasts & Super-Beasts’: Short Story Analysis
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