The Classic Collection of Saki : The Music on the Hill, The Unrest-Cure, Gabriel-Ernest, The Open Window and others

Step into the witty, unsettling, and delightfully ironic world of Saki (H.H. Munro), one of the sharpest voices in Edwardian literature. This classic collection gathers his most memorable and darkly humorous short stories, including The Music on the Hill, The Unrest-Cure, Gabriel-Ernest, and the widely loved The Open Window.

Saki's tales are known for their unexpected twists, elegant prose, and subtle satire of British society, often exposing the absurdities behind genteel manners and upper-class conventions. His characters—sometimes mischievous, sometimes monstrous—leave a lasting impression with their razor-sharp wit and unpredictable actions.

This volume is a perfect introduction to Saki's unique storytelling style, blending comedy with the macabre, sophistication with the surreal. Whether you're encountering his work for the first time or returning to a favorite classic, this collection offers a timeless exploration of human folly and social satire at its finest.

Contents

• The Music on the Hill

• The Unrest-Cure

• The Toys of Peace

• The Open Window

• The Boar-Pig

• Sredni Vashtar

• Gabriel-Ernest

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The Classic Collection of Saki : The Music on the Hill, The Unrest-Cure, Gabriel-Ernest, The Open Window and others

Step into the witty, unsettling, and delightfully ironic world of Saki (H.H. Munro), one of the sharpest voices in Edwardian literature. This classic collection gathers his most memorable and darkly humorous short stories, including The Music on the Hill, The Unrest-Cure, Gabriel-Ernest, and the widely loved The Open Window.

Saki's tales are known for their unexpected twists, elegant prose, and subtle satire of British society, often exposing the absurdities behind genteel manners and upper-class conventions. His characters—sometimes mischievous, sometimes monstrous—leave a lasting impression with their razor-sharp wit and unpredictable actions.

This volume is a perfect introduction to Saki's unique storytelling style, blending comedy with the macabre, sophistication with the surreal. Whether you're encountering his work for the first time or returning to a favorite classic, this collection offers a timeless exploration of human folly and social satire at its finest.

Contents

• The Music on the Hill

• The Unrest-Cure

• The Toys of Peace

• The Open Window

• The Boar-Pig

• Sredni Vashtar

• Gabriel-Ernest

  1. The Complete Novels and Short Stories of Saki

    Saki, Zenith Horizon Publishing

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  2. The Complete Novels and Stories of Saki : The Witty, Macabre, and Brilliantly Ironic Works of H. H. Munro

    Saki, Zenith Evergreen Literary Co

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  3. Tobermory y otros cuentos de humor y de horror

    Saki

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  4. Saki : Timeless Tales for the Modern Reader

    Saki, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

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  5. Selected Works of Saki : The Unrest-Cure. The Music on the Hill

    Saki

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  6. Mysteriöse Fälle zu Weihnachten : 50 Weihnachtskrimis: Ein aufregender Weihnachtsabend, Das Silberne Kriegsbeil, Markheim, Das Geschäft eines Polizisten, Füllung, Der Geist...

    Edgar Wallace, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Arthur Conan Doyle, R Austin Freeman, G.K. Chesterton, James, Sven Elvestad, Walther Kabel, Robert Louis Stevenson, Saki, Fred M. White, Arthur Cheney Train, Wilkie Collins, Emmuska Orczy, Louisa M. Alcott, Thomas Hardy, Sabine Baring-Gould, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fergus Hume, John Kendrick Bangs, Jerome K Jerome, Leonard Kip, Grant Allen, Florence Marryat, George MacDonald, Bithia Mary Croker, E F Benson, J.M. Barrie, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Catherine L. Pirkis, Lucie E. Jackson, William Douglas O'Connor, Charles Dickens

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  7. 50 Weihnachtskrimis : Der blaue Karfunkel, Markheim, Die Wölfe von Cernogratz, Das Silberne Kriegsbeil, Die Vigil an Heiligabend, Wolverden Turm

    Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Edgar Wallace, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fred M. White, Arthur Cheney Train, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Hardy, Sabine Baring-Gould, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fergus Hume, John Kendrick Bangs, Jerome K Jerome, Leonard Kip, Catherine Crowe, Lucie E. Jackson, William Douglas O'Connor, Frank R. Stockton, James Bowker, Grant Allen, Florence Marryat, Katherine Rickford, J.M. Barrie, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Saki, Louisa M. Alcott, James, E F Benson

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  8. The Ultimate Christmas Collection : 50+ Stories from Dickens, Clement Moore, Hans Christian Anderson, Washington Irving, Louisa May Alcott, Selma Lagerlof, Mark Twain, James Joyce, & Many More

    Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, Saki, Robert Louis Stevenson, Clement Moore, King James Bible, Arthur Conan Doyle, Leo Tolstoy, F. Scott Fitzgerald, O.Henry, Francis Hodgson Burnett, ETA Hoffman, Anton Chekhov, Willa Cather, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Washington Irving, James Joyce, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Selma Largerlof

    audiobook
  9. Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 2 (Animals)

    Saki, Leo Tolstoy, Stephen Crane, Anton Chekhov, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Katherine Mansfield, Pu Songlbying, Franz Kafka

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  10. Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 7 (Humour, Satire and Tall Tales)

    O.Henry, Mark Twain, Saki, Johann Peter Hebel, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Ring Lardner, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Voltaire

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  11. Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 8

    Saki

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