num_pages: 192
description: Beasts and Superbeasts is a collection of short stories written by Saki (the literary pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro) and first published in 1914. The title parodies that of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.Along with The Chronicles of Clovis Beasts and Superbeasts is one of Saki's best-known works. It was his final collection of stories before his death in World War I and several of its stories in particular The Open Window are reprinted frequently in anthologies.The book contains the following stories:The She-WolfLauraThe Boar-PigThe BrogueThe HenThe Open WindowThe Treasure-ShipThe CobwebThe LullThe Unkindest BlowThe RomancersThe Schartz-Metterklume MethodThe Seventh PulletThe Blind SpotDuskA Touch of RealismCousin TeresaThe Yarkand MannerThe Byzantine OmeletteThe Feast of NemesisThe DreamerThe Quince TreeThe Forbidden BuzzardsThe StakeClovis on Parental ResponsibilitiesA Holiday TaskThe Stalled OxThe Story-TellerA Defensive DiamondThe ElkDown PensThe Name-DayThe Lumber RoomFurThe Philanthropist and the Happy CatOn ApprovalThe majority of the volume's stories deal in some fashion with animals providing the source for its title. The character of Clovis Sangrail featured in earlier works by Saki appears in several stories. Most of the stories appeared previously in periodicals.Stylistically Beasts and Superbeasts displays the simple language cynicism and wry humor that characterize Saki's earlier literary output. (Wikipedia)
language: English
title: Beasts and Super-Beasts
publisher: Dodo Press