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Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales
Saki
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Description for Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 128 pages, Quentin Blake. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 156.
The 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...
The 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...
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495921
SKU
V9781847495921
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Saki
Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) wrote under the pen name Saki and is best known for his strange, mischievous and witty short stories.
Reviews for Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales
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 ... Read more