description: Saki was the cup-bearer in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: he brought pleasure to those he served.H.H. Munro was born in Burma in 1879 and taken to England at the age of two. He became famous for his short stories, particularly his satires.Short stories in this collection include "Sredni Vashtar," "The Story-Teller," "Morlvera," "The She-Wolf," "The Open Window," "The Music on the Hill." "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger," "The Story of St.Vespaluus," "Tobermory," "The Schartz Metterklume Method," "The Hounds of Fate," "The Mouse," "The Brogue" and "Laura."
title: Selected Short Stories
titlecomplete: Selected Short Stories
genres: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, British Literature
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Books On Tape