History Creator / HectorHughMunro

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by his pen name Saki[[note]](either in reference to the cupbearer in ''The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' or a type of small South American monkey)[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of Creator/OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and Creator/DorothyParker.

* MeaningfulName: The title character of ''The Unbearable Bassington'' is named Literature/{{Comus}}, and he lives up (or maybe down) to it.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name Saki[[note]](either in reference to the cupbearer in ''The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' or a type of small South American monkey)[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of Creator/OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and Creator/DorothyParker.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]](either in reference to the cupbearer in ''The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' or a type of small South American monkey)[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of Creator/OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and Creator/DorothyParker.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]](either in reference to the cupbearer in ''The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' or a type of small South American monkey)[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

* WorldWarI: The short story collection ''The Square Egg'' (published posthumously) were written during his service on the Western Front. Saki himself was killed in action in Beaumont-Hamel (probably during the Battle of the Somme).

* UncattyResemblance: Starts out straight in "The Remoulding of Groby Lington." Hilarity ensues when this trope gets ''{{inverted}}''...

* UncattyResemblance: Taken to an extreme in "The Remoulding of Groby Lington."

* {{Blackmail}}: Several stories, including "Mrs. Packeltide's Tiger" and "The Treasure Ship".

%%* AdultsAreEvil: "Sledni Vashtar".

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]]Pronounced Say-Ki, which is a type of monkey in southeast Asia[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]]Pronounced Say-Ki, which means a type of monkey in southeast Asia[[/note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

* ValuesDissonance: Anti-Semitism is treated as a joke in stories like "The Unrest-Cure" and "A Touch of Realism", and several stories (in particular "Hermann the Irascible-- A Story of the Great Weep") play up the idea that women's suffrage was just too ridiculous a concept to be taken seriously.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Most of Saki's young male leads, particularly Clovis Sangrail and Reginald [last name never given]. Though Clovis have a female accomplice, Agnes Resker, who appears from time to time.

* KidsAreCruel: Quite a few, most notably in "The Strategist" and "The Penance" (as DisproportionateRetribution).

* LittleMissBadass: Mrs. Sappleton's Niece in "The Open Window".

* AmbiguouslyGay: Most of Saki's young male leads, particularly Clovis Sangrail and Reginald [last name never given]. Though, Clovis will have a female accomplice from time to time.

* MisterMuffykins: The eponymous "Louis", with a twist. [[spoiler: Louis is ''dead'' and his owner uses her pretended affection for him and his alleged needs to get her way.]]

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]]Pronounced Say-Ki, which means a type of monkey in southeast Asia[[note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[Note]]Pronounced Say-Ki, which means a type of monkey in southeast Asia[[Note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

* AdultsAreEvil: "Sledni Vashtar".

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki'''[[note]]Pronounced Say-Ki, which means a type of monkey in southeast Asia[[note]], was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.

H. H. (Hector Hugh) Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name '''Saki''', was a British writer of over 100 short stories, three novels (''The Unbearable Bassington'', ''When William Came'', and ''The Westminster Alice''), and three plays (''The Death-Trap,'' ''Karl-Ludwig's Window'', and ''The Watched Pot''). Full of [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], wit, and BlackComedy, the influence of OscarWilde shows through in his work-- and he, in turn, is a major influence on writers like Creator/PGWodehouse and DorothyParker.