{"product_id":"short-stories-by-saki-1976-folio-society-441","title":"Short Stories by Saki (1976)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort Stories by Saki. Selected and introduced by John Letts. 9 leaves of drawings by Sir Osbert Lancaster. Bound in pale green cloth blocked in dark green with a wrap-around design by Lancaster. Pale yellow-green endleaves. Brown slipcase. 22.8x14.8cm. 246pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaki's short stories turn the manners of respectable society into opportunities for surprise, cruelty and wonderfully economical comedy. H. H. Munro, who wrote under the name Saki, places self-important adults beside inventive children, unpredictable animals and people whose apparent politeness conceals very different intentions. A small misunderstanding or an unexpected interruption can overturn a carefully managed social occasion. The stories' elegant sentences and abrupt reversals expose vanity and complacency without lingering over the lesson, making this a collection to enjoy both for its wit and its distinctly unsettling view of human behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216417374547,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421118218579,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/441.jpg?v=1793732510","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/short-stories-by-saki-1976-folio-society-441","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}