The Open Window (Short Story)

Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story, and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. (Wiki)

• Summary of the Short story

Saki’s “Open-Window” is a story about a man named Framton who was nervous about everything, so he got away from the city and stayed a week in the country to calm his nerves. He went to Mrs. Sappleton ‘s house where he met her niece, Vera. Vera told Framton about the accident Mrs. Sappleton ‘s husband, her two brothers and the dog had. She said that they went to hunting and never came back, so Mrs. Sappleton always kept the french window open every day, because she believed that they would come back some day. Ten minutes later, Mrs. Sappleton came down and started talking about hunting, which made Framton feel dreadful and nervous. So he tried to changed the conversation, but it didn’t work. Suddenly, three figures were walking across the lawn. Framton was afraid, because he thought the three figures were ghosts, so he ran away. Later, Mrs. Sappleton ‘s husband, her two brothers and the little brown dog was back. But Mrs. Sappleton had no idea why Framton had run away. And Vera had explained to Mrs. Sappleton, he was afraid of dog. But Framton will never knew that Vera was a liar and she loved to make up stories. (gradesaver)

• Work sites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki

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