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Dreadful Thoughts Story Club 9: Gabriel-Ernest
Misanthrope? Misogynist? Satirist? Supernaturalist?
Tonight, on Dreadful Thoughts, we’re not only getting out the club magnifying glass to squint at the werewolf myth (through the prism of “Gabriel Ernest”), but also asking (in strong, but non-judgmental, terms) what Hector Hugh Munro (a.k.a Saki) was ultimately all about.
Pop the kids under the stairs, lock your aged relations in the attic, crack open a bottle of whatever you’re having yourself, and let’s boogie.
Begin.
Dreadful Thoughts: Fústar vs. The Wolf Man
Being (occasionally) a collaborative sort who (occasionally) values input, I canvassed regular and semi-regular Dreadful Thoughts “members” as to what tale they’d most like to cover in Story Club session number 9. After last week’s encounter with a Byronic “Vampyre”, I was keen to maintain the current “Classic Monsters” theme. To that end, I placed a solitary limitation on suggestions – i.e., they had to concern themselves with lycanthropy. Werewolves, WereDucks, WerePorpoise, WereMoose
The votes are in and the result is a clear win for our dear old friend – Hector Hugh Munro – a.k.a Saki (he of the poisonous & razor-sharp pen). The tale of choice is the wee little gem – “Gabriel-Ernest” (1910). Clocking in at a mere 2445 words this is one for short bus journeys, medium toilet trips, or longish descents in an elevator. It should prove easy to consume for even the most time-poor of readers. Yum.
Details as follows.
Story: “Gabriel-Ernest” (html), (pdf), (Project Gutenberg page).
Meeting: Monday, 13th October, 9 p.m.
Go. Read. Now.
