Tobermory

Tobermory, short story by Saki, published in the 1911 collection The Chronicles of Clovis. This miniature masterpiece about a cool and malicious talking cat who threatens to reveal secrets he has heard at a country party satirizes the pretensions and hypocrisies of Edwardian society. Written in supple prose, this once much-anthologized story epitomizes its author’s witty, derisive, and slightly cruel style.