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OverviewThe local landowner Van Cheele experiences an unnerving encounter with a youth sunning himself near a pond, and starts to wonder if there is any connection between this wild-looking boy and the recent disappearances of poultry, hares, lambs and, more alarmingly, an infant child in the area. To his astonishment, he discovers the next day that his aunt has decided to take the boy in, buying him a suit of clothes and naming him Gabriel-Ernest. Van Cheele remains suspicious, especially when it is revealed that there is something supernatural about their new ward... An eerie and disquieting tale about the dark side of adolescence, 'Gabriel-Ernest', written with Saki's trademark wit and mischievousness, is here presented with seven other uncanny and macabre tales, featuring Quentin Blake's inimitable illustrations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Saki , Quentin BlakePublisher: Alma Books Ltd Imprint: Alma Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.198kg ISBN: 9781847495921ISBN 10: 1847495923 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 15 October 2015 Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsContains: The Open Window, The Boar-Pig, The Chaplet, The Lumber Room, The Shartz-Metterklume Method, Gabriel-Ernest, Sredni Vashtar, The Storyteller, The She-WolfReviewsIn his sleek attacks on pretension and tough unruly optimism, Saki was irreplaceable and unreplaced. - <i>The London Review of Books</i></p> Saki s short stories may be more than 100 years old but that sharp wit, precise uncompromising vocabulary, and championing of children over unpleasant supervisory adults is timeless . . . And Quentin Blake s drawings make them livelier than ever - <i>The Independent</i></p> Quentin Blake's characteristically spiky illustrations capture the Saki irony well and make these century-old tales feel very fresh - <i>The School Library Association</i></p> In his sleek attacks on pretension and tough unruly optimism, Saki was irreplaceable and unreplaced. - The London Review of Books Saki's short stories may be more than 100 years old but that sharp wit, precise uncompromising vocabulary, and championing of children over unpleasant supervisory adults is timeless . . . And Quentin Blake's drawings make them livelier than ever - The Independent Quentin Blake's characteristically spiky illustrations capture the Saki irony well and make these century-old tales feel very fresh - The School Library Association Author InformationHector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) wrote under the pen name Saki and is best known for his strange, mischievous and witty short stories. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |