THE SHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD & THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

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🗓️ 24 May 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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TWO great Saki stories today poking fun at Victorian era society.. First- The Shartz-Metterklume method- a mysterious lady of class is mistaken for the newly hired nanny (governess) of a wealthy family and bedlam follows. In The Open Window, a young man who has been sent to a country estate to cure his extreme nervousness is set upon by a precocious 15 year old girl with advanced storytelling abilities. Within 2 weeks- look for our newest 1001 show 1001 GHOST STORIES & TALES OF THE MACABRE at most podcast sites. (It will arrive first at www.1001storiesnetwork.com)(Look for the subheader "1001 Ghost Stories & Tales" below each episode. This is the website where all our episodes from all our shows play) NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to
0:30.0	to one thousand one classic short stories and Tales.
0:33.4	Today we have a surprise for you, a double-headed from Saki.
0:37.6	The first story, the Schwartz Metriclum Method.
0:40.4	And the second story, the open window.
0:43.0	Both are humorous stories that poke fun at Victorian society.
0:47.0	I think you'll enjoy them both.
0:49.0	Hector Hugh Monroe, known to us as Saki, was a witty British author who published under the
0:55.2	pen name Saki or H.H. Monroe. The inspiration for the pen name Saki is unknown. It might be
1:01.8	based upon a character in a poem or in a South American monkey.
1:06.0	Given Monroe's intellect, wit, and mischievous nature, it's possible it was based on both simultaneously.
1:12.0	As a writer, Saki was a master of the short story. on both simultaneously.
1:12.5	As a writer, Saki was a master of the short story form and is option compared to O Henry
1:17.7	and Dorothy Parker.
1:20.5	Saki had a pension for mocking the popular customs and manners of Edwardian England.
1:24.8	He often did so by depicting characters in a setting and manner
1:28.1	that would contrast their behavior with that of the natural world,
1:31.6	often demonstrating that the simple and straightforward rules of nature
1:35.2	would always trump the vanities of men. In the first story, the Scharts Metaclu method,
1:41.2	an arrogant aristocrat mistakes Lady Carlotta for her new governess.
1:47.0	It's important to note that a governess is a woman employed in a private household to educate pupils, usually girls, in a range of
1:55.0	range of accomplishments ranging from reading to drawing.
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