Saki, the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916), was a British author revered for his witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories that satirized Edwardian society and culture. Born in Akyab, British Burma, he was raised by two aunts in North Devon, England, after the death of his mother. His upbringing in this strict and puritanical environment is frequently mirrored in his literature, wh...