Saki: Short Stories - Folio Society Edition (1976)

A beautifully produced mid-century Folio Society edition of Saki: Short Stories, bringing together some of the sharpest, most mischievous writing of the Edwardian era.

Written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), these stories are renowned for their dry wit, social satire and quietly subversive humour - tales that delight in the absurdities of polite society while gently skewering its conventions.

This 1976 Folio Society edition is bound in green cloth with an illustrated design, and features striking black-and-white drawings by Sir Osbert Lancaster, whose distinctive line work perfectly complements Saki’s elegant cruelty. The selection and introduction are by John Letts.

Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press), Bungay, Suffolk, this is a tactile, well-made book, the sort meant to be read slowly, revisited often, and kept close on a shelf.

A thoughtful addition for lovers of classic short stories, literary satire, or beautifully designed vintage books.