Saki

On the Eve is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy. Nikolay Dobrolyubov was critical of On the Eve, offending Turgenev.

Saki's stories blend laughter and savagery with starling effect. More than seventy years after his death Saki's black comedy continues to enthrall the modern reader with such masterpieces as Sredni Varshtar and The Open Window. Here, in a single volume, is all that Saki wrote.