{"product_id":"beasts-and-super-beasts-by-saki-fiction-classic-literary-short-stories-9781598183276","title":"Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki, Fiction, Classic, Literary, Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,\" said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; \"in the meantime you must try and put up with me.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins \"The Open Window\" one of Saki's most famous stories. Saki, born Hector Hugh Munroe, wrote about characters with, sometimes, a sadistic cruel streak in them. It was his way of commenting on the people of Edwardian times. In doing so, he has sometimes been considered more macabre than Kipling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor instance, in \"The Open Window\", Mr. Nuttel is sent to the country to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. When he meets the young lady of this tale, she tells him a story about how her uncles died. When the uncles arrive at the house, the delicate Mr. Nuttel runs away in horror. In \"The Schartz-Metterklume Method\" a woman believes that children should learn history by acting them out, but the event she chooses is rather inappropriate for children. \"The Storyteller\" is about a young man so irritated by obnoxious children on train that he decides to keep them quiet by telling them a story. Unfortunately, the story does not have a happy ending. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598183276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Saki, H. H. Munro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271890698421,"sku":"9781598183276","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f6e7207-dd98-4715-8478-287bdb32eb60.jpg?v=1699958315","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beasts-and-super-beasts-by-saki-fiction-classic-literary-short-stories-9781598183276","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}