Saki was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Considered a master of the short story he is sometimes compared to O'Henry or Dorothy Parker. His stories are short and sharp and often make fun of Edwardian society. Included in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches: "Reginald in Russia;" "The Retinence of Lady Anne;" "The Lost Sanjak;" "The Sex that Doesn't Shop;" "The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water;" "A Young Turkish Catastrophe, Judkin of the Parcels, Gabriel-Ernest;" "The Saint and the Goblin;" "The Soul of Laploshka;" "The Bag;" "The Strategist;" "Cross Currents;" "The Baker's Dozen;" and "The Mouse."