Short Fiction

Step into the drawing-rooms and country estates of Edwardian England, where Saki, the master of the macabre and the droll, skewers high society with surgical precision. This complete collection of his short fiction introduces you to a gallery of delightfully dreadful characters: the precocious, often terrifying children; the self-absorbed aristocrats; and the wild animals lurking just beyond the manicured lawns. Whether he’s lampooning social climbers in his 'Reginald' and 'Clovis' tales or weaving unsettling fables of vengeance and comeuppance, Saki's narratives are miniature masterpieces of wit, often culminating in deliciously dark twists.