The unbearable Saki : the work of H.H. Munro /
A revaluation of the work of the popular Edwardian short story writer, novelist, journalist, blackest of black humorists, and master of the sting in the tale, Saki (H.H. Munro). - ;Saki is the acknowledged master of the short story. His writing is elegant, economical, and witty, its tone worldly, fl...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTE ON EDITIONS; INTRODUCTION: THREE DEATHS; 1 EARLY LIFE AND INFLUENCES; 2 SCHOOL AND THE EUROPEAN TOUR; 3 BURMA, DEVON; 4 LONDON, THE BALKANS, RUSSIA; 5 LONDON AGAIN; 6 THE STORIES: THE YOUNG MEN; 7 THE STORIES: THE MEN THAT WOLVES HAVE SNIFFED AT, THE WILD, AND THE BOYS; 8 THE UNBEARABLE BASSINGTON; 9 WHEN WILLIAM CAME; 10 WILLIAM AND LANCE-SERGENT MUNRO; ENDNOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.