Beasts and Super-Beasts

Saki, the pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro, was born on December 18, 1870, in Akyab, British Burma. Renowned for his witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories, he is considered a master of the short story form. Munro's upbringing was marked by the tragedy of his mother's death by a runaway cow and a childhood spent under the strict tutelage of his aunts. This upbringing would later influence ...