Las aventuras de Reginald

by Saki

1921. Saki (pseudonym of H. H. Munro), English author, is best known for his witty, sometimes whimsical, often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts, and other volumes. Contents include Reginald: Reginald; Reginald on Christmas Presents; Reginald on the Academy; Reginald at the Theater; Reginald's Peace Poem; Reginald's Choir Treat; Reginald on Worries; Reginald on House-Parties; Reginald at the Carlton; Reginald on Besetting Sins; Reginald's Drama; Reginald on Tariffs; Reginald's Christmas Revel; Reginald's Rubaiyat; and The Innocence of Reginald. Reginald in Russia; The Reticence of Lady Anne; The Lost Sanjak; The Sex that Doesn't Shop; The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water; A Young Turkish Catastrophe; Judkin of the Parcels; Gabriel-Ernest; The Saint and the Goblin; The Soul of Laploshka; The Bag; the Strategist; Cross Currents; The Baker's Dozen (A Playlet); and The Mouse. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Genres: Short Stories, Classics

160 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

British writer Hector Hugh Munro under pen name Saki published his witty and sometimes bitter short stories in collections, such as The Chronicles of Clovis (1911).

His sometimes macabre satirized Edwardian society and culture. People consider him a master and often compare him to William Sydney Porter and Dorothy Rothschild Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. "The Open Window," perhaps his most famous, closes with the line, "Romance at short notice was her specialty," which thus entered the lexicon. Newspapers first and then several volumes published him as the custom of the time.

His works include
* a full-length play, The Watched Pot , in collaboration with Charles Maude;
* two one-act plays;
* a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire , the only book under his own name;
* a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington ;
* the episodic The Westminster Alice , a parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland ;
* and When William Came: A Story of London under the Hohenzollerns , an early alternate history.

Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and Joseph Rudyard Kipling, influenced Munro, who in turn influenced A. A. Milne, and Pelham Grenville Wodehouse.

Reviews

[Ashik · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not necessarily a bad collection of short stories but Saki's later works (Beasts and Super-beasts) are better when compared to this collection. Here are the stories I would recommend from this book: Reginald's Christmas Revel, The Sex that doesn't Shop, The Blood Feud of Toad-Water, Gabriel-Ernest, The Strategist, The Baker's Dozen.

Also, I'd say Reginald in Russia in certainly more enjoyable and longer than Reginald. In fact, you can read the former first and then read Reginald because these are all standalone stories. Either way, Saki's short stories are a delight for the soul and you'll be through these in a matter of days.

[J Grimsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short stories very Edwardian but bits made me laugh out loud.

[Heidi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am referring to the 3 page short story.

I love, love, love Saki.

This is the worst story by him that I can remember reading. This is the only short story by him that I can remember not liking at all.

As a matter of fact, I really didn't understand the story at all and I didn't see the point of it.

[Jakson Velasquez Muñoz · Rating 3 out of 5]

En particular es dificil de empezar pero de repente las cosas se pueden poner interesantes. Un marcado elitismo ingles que lo vuelve una porqueria de libro. No obstante la buena técnica.