{"product_id":"beasts-and-super-beasts-by-saki-fiction-classic-literary-short-stories-paperback","title":"Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary, Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eH. H. Munro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,\" said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; \"in the meantime you must try and put up with me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins \"The Open Window\" one of Saki's most famous stories. Saki, born Hector Hugh Munroe, wrote about characters with, sometimes, a sadistic cruel streak in them. It was his way of commenting on the people of Edwardian times. In doing so, he has sometimes been considered more macabre than Kipling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor instance, in \"The Open Window\", Mr. Nuttel is sent to the country to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. When he meets the young lady of this tale, she tells him a story about how her uncles died. When the uncles arrive at the house, the delicate Mr. Nuttel runs away in horror. In \"The Schartz-Metterklume Method\" a woman believes that children should learn history by acting them out, but the event she chooses is rather inappropriate for children. \"The Storyteller\" is about a young man so irritated by obnoxious children on train that he decides to keep them quiet by telling them a story. Unfortunately, the story does not have a happy ending. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537556402483,"sku":"9781598183276","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NkRyL2xnbDZrd3ZHYVozNDk2ZVIrUT09.webp?v=1760813881","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/beasts-and-super-beasts-by-saki-fiction-classic-literary-short-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}