Resultado de búsqueda
6 de ene. de 2012 · Saki, a life of Hector Hugh Munro : with six short stories never before collected by Langguth, A. J., 1933-; Saki, 1870-1916. Publication date 1981 Topics Saki, 1870-1916, Authors, English Publisher London, England : Hamish Hamilton Ltd. Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor
Saki: La penitencia. «La penitencia», cuento de Hector Hugh Munro (Saki), narra la historia de Octavian Ruttle, un hombre jovial cuya tranquilidad depende de la aprobación ajena. Cuando descubre que los polluelos de su criadero han comenzado a desaparecer, Octavian culpa al gato de los vecinos al cual da caza y entierra bajo un árbol.
«El cuentista», cuento de Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) publicado en 1914, nos sitúa en una vívida escena en un vagón de tren donde viajan tres niños, su tía y un hombre que el autor describe como un “solterón”. Ante el fracaso de la tía por mantener quietos a los niños, y harto del bullicio infantil, el hombre interviene y les narra una peculiar historia que captará toda la ...
33 Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) (1870–1916) . Biography. Hector Hugh Munro (“Saki”) was born in Burma in 1870. His father was an inspector general in the Burma police, and when Hector was only two, his mother died following complications from a miscarriage.
Hector Hugh Munro (“Saki”) was born in Burma in 1870. His father was an inspector-general in the Burma police, and when Hector was only two, his mother died following complications from a miscarriage. After their mother’s death, he and his two older siblings were raised in Devon by two strict and puritanical maiden aunts. In 1893, when he ...
Hector Hugh Munro, also known as H.H. Munro and best known by his pen name Saki, was a Scottish writer of plays, short stories, and novels. His work is characterized by its use of wit and satire targeted at Edwardian-era English society and convention. Born in Akyab, Burma, Munro lived with his parents until his mother died.
7 de ene. de 2010 · 2. Tea by Saki is the short story of James Cushat-Prinkly, a young gentleman who is on the lookout for a life companion. After inheriting “a comfortable little legacy it really seemed the correct thing to do to set about discovering someone to share it with him.”. The “woman-folk” of his family settle for Joan Sebastable, “the most ...
