Download or read book Saki s Cats written by Saki and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saki’s Cats rounds up the tales about cats, big and small, by the undisputed master of the short story. ‘Tobermory’, one of Saki’s most famous pieces, demonstrates the danger that would ensue from granting cats the power of speech – animals have long lurked unseen, eavesdropping, in the background. The tom in ‘The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat’ is the only one to enjoy his meal, as is the leopard in ‘The Guests’. In ‘The Penance’ and ‘Mrs Packletide’s Tiger’, hunters who put cats in their sights are humiliated and blackmailed. ‘The Achievement of the Cat’ considers how cats have come to be served by the human race. In addition to the short stories about cats, Saki’s Cats also collects Saki’s juvenile letters to his sister Ethel about the tiger cub he adopted while living in Burma. The feisty felines of these tales are the only clear winners, and, with a characteristic smirk and dash of his pen, it is Edwardian Society that Saki sends slinking off, tail between its legs.
Download or read book Tobermory written by Saki and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobermory is a short story by Saki. Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 - 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Nol Coward, and P. G. Wodehouse.Beside his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a Parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland), and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion of Britain.
Download or read book Saki s Plays written by Saki and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undisputed master of the short story, Saki's name is synonymous with brilliant writing that satirises Edwardian Society, and his plays were no exception. In his only full-length play, 'The Watched Pot', Trevor Bavvel, sole heir to a country estate, is in want of a wife, but must operate under the strict attention of his miserly mother Hortensia. Although wildly neglected today, Saki's plays met with widespread acclaim in his day, and he was even compared favourably with the great Oscar Wilde. This complete edition of Saki's plays – the first complete edition ever published – demonstrates the great writer's prowess as a playwright, and sparkles with the same wit as the short stories that have enchanted generations of readers.
Download or read book The Chronicles of Clovis written by Hector Hugh Munro and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by H. H. Munro was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Chronicles of Clovis' is a collection of short stories, including 'The Great Weep', 'Tobermory', 'Adrian', and many more. Hector Hugh Munro was born in Akyab, Burma in 1870. He was raised by aunts in North Devon, England, before returning to Burma in his early twenties to join the Colonial Burmese Military Police. Later, Munro returned once more to England, where he embarked on his career as a journalist, becoming well-known for his satirical 'Alice in Westminster' political sketches, which appeared in the Westminster Gazette. Arguably better-remembered by his pen name, 'Saki', Munro is now considered a master of the short story, with tales such as 'The Open Window' regarded as examples of the form at its finest.
Download or read book The Complete Works of Saki written by Saki and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 1331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Saki collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: The Unbearable Bassington When William Came Short Stories: Reginald Reginald on Christmas Presents Reginald on the Academy Reginald at the Theatre Reginald's Peace Poem Reginald's Choir Treat Reginald on Worries Reginald on House-Parties Reginald at the Carlton Reginald on Besetting Sins Reginald's Drama Reginald on Tariffs Reginald's Christmas Revel Reginald's Rubaiyat The Innocence of Reginald Reginald in Russia The Reticence of Lady Anne The Lost Sanjak The Sex that Doesn't Shop The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water A Young-Turkish Catastrophe Judkin of the Parcels Gabriel-Ernest The Saint and the Goblin The Soul of Laploshka The Bag The Strategist Cross Currents The Baker's Dozen The Mouse The Chronicles of Clovis Esmé The Match-Maker Tobermory Mrs. Packletide's Tiger The Stampeding of Lady Bastable The Background Hermann the Irascible The Unrest-Cure The Jesting of Arlington Stringham Sredni Vashtar Adrian The Chaplet The Quest Wratislav The Easter Egg Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped The Music on the Hill The Story of St. Vespaluus The Way to the Dairy The Peace Offering The Peace of Mowsle Barton The Talking-Out of Tarrington The Hounds of Fate The Recessional A Matter of Sentiment The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope "Ministers of Grace" The Remoulding of Groby Lington Beasts and Super-Beasts The Toys of Peace and Other Papers The Square Egg Birds on the Western Front The Gala Programme The Infernal Parliament The Achievement of the Cat The Old Town of Pskoff Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business The Comments of Moung Ka Dogged The East Wing The Almanac The Pond A Housing Problem The Holy War A Shot in the Dark A Sacrifice to Necessity Plays: The Death-Trap Karl-Ludwig's Window Other Works: The Westminster Alice The Rise of the Russian Empire
Download or read book Bulletin written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis Sakis and Uacaris written by Adrian Barnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first detailed collation of the evolution, ecology and conservation of some of South America's least-known, and most endangered, primates.
Download or read book The Book of Cats written by George MacBeth and published by Bloodaxe Books Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With work by 150 writers and artists, The Book of Cats is the most comprehensive cat anthology published. It is extravagantly illustrated with over a hundred pictures, 16 in full colour.The Book of Cats includes:P.G. Wodehouse's Webster, Saki's Tobermory, Kipling's Cat that Walked by himself, T.S. Eliot's Macavity and Growltiger, Christopher Smart's cat Jeoffrey, and Don Marquis's mehitabel.The cat classics of Walter de la Mare, W.W. Jacobs and Edgar Allan Poe.Catty stories from Patricia Highsmith and Jean-Paul Sartre.Cat tales by Ted Hughes, Paul Gallico and Giles Gordon.The cats of Robert Southey, Théophile Gauthier andFeline thoughts by Aldous Huxley, Henry Fielding and Mark Twain.Cat poems by Robert Graves, Marianne Moore, Dorothy L. Sayers, Thomas Gray and Alan Sillitoe.Pussycat rhymes by Ogden Nash, Stevie Smith and Roger McGough.Cat paintings by Bonnard, Chagall, Lucien Freud, Gainsborough, Hockney, Gwen John, Paul Klee and Douanier Rousseau.In all, a rich, affectionate medley of prose, poetry and picture in praise of that most elusive and fascinating of creatures - the cat.
Download or read book Classic Cat Stories written by Becky Brown and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats, be they much loved pets or inscrutable creatures, lend themselves to stories and literary invention. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by anthologist, editor and literary agent Becky Brown. Classic Cat Stories is a beautiful anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in The Black Cat and H. P. Lovecraft in The Cats of Ulthar. But above all, we love them and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings and which celebrate their curious ways.
Download or read book Tobermory Cat 1 2 3 written by Debi Gliori and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2014 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debi Gliori's delightful The Tobermory Cat was one of the most popular children's books of 2012. Based on a real cat known to local inhabitants as well as thousands of visitors to Mull, the island's ginger tom and his extraordinary antics have now become world famous. Young children will love this counting book in which the Tobermory Cat wakes up hungry and explores the town in search of something to eat.
Download or read book Cats Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's oldest cat publication.
Download or read book Reginald written by Saki and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the precise origin of Hector Hugh Munro's pen name is still unclear, writing under the name 'Saki' allowed the Edwardian satirist wide-ranging latitude to skewer the mores of the period. This collection includes a tale featuring Reginald, a multi-faceted character who embodies both the excesses and the virtues of the period.
Download or read book Walker s Primates of the World written by Ronald M. Nowak and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-10-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently extinct genera, such as the giant lemurs of Madagascar, are covered in full Text summaries present well-documented descriptions of the physical characteristics and living habits of primates in every part of the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and Adjacent Waters written by René Kœhler and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Possum s Book Of Practical Cats written by T. S. Eliot and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the iconic musical Cats, T. S. Eliot's classic and delightful collection of poetry about cats. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and adults alike. This collection is a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round. This is the ultimate gift for cat and poetry lovers.
Download or read book Here Kitty Kitty written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming book of whimsical illustrations is sure to win over even the most finicky cat lover. Brimming with colorful contemporary artwork by today's up-and-coming indie art and illustration darlings, and sprinkled throughout with quotations from famous folks celebrating the traits and quirks of their favorite furry friends, this fanciful and playful little volume offers kittenish delight on every page—making it the perfect ebook for cat lovers everywhere. Featuring dancing cats, snarky cats, musical cats, sleepy cats, cunning cats, cranky cats, cuddly cats, and dapper cats, there's a kitty for everyone in this treasury of heartwarming feline fun.
