Short Stories
Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
1910·108 pages
A collection of witty, satirical short stories by Saki, blending dark humor with sharp commentary on aristocratic life.
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A collection of witty, satirical short stories by Saki, blending dark humor with sharp commentary on aristocratic life.
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You can’t expect a boy to be vicious till he’s been to a good school.” Finally, in 1910, this book, the best of the stories of the intervening years, was pulled together, including one last Reginald story which gave this new volume its title, as well as some of the pieces on which the height of Saki’s reputation still rests: the sensual, eerie gallows-delight of Gabriel-Ernest; the joyful late-shock nervous tension of The Reticence of Lady Anne, The Bag and The Mouse; and the worldly gleeful gho
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Romance & sex
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Minor sensual undertones in some stories, such as in Gabriel-Ernest.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence with eerie and macabre elements, including a werewolf story.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Minor eerie and ghostly themes in stories like The Soul of Laploshka.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate social commentary on norms and aristocratic life, with satirical digs at gender roles.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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