This early work by H. H. Munro was originally published in 1900 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Rise of the Russian Empire' is a non-fiction work on the history of
Russia. Hector Hugh Munro was born in Akyab, Burma in 1870. He was
raised by aunts in North Devon, England, before returning to Burma in
his early twenties to join the Colonial Burmese Military Police. Later,
Munro returned once more to England, where he embarked on his career as
a journalist, becoming well-known for his satirical 'Alice in
Westminster' political sketches, which appeared in the Westminster
Gazette. Arguably better-remembered by his pen name, 'Saki', Munro is
now considered a master of the short story, with tales such as 'The Open
Window' regarded as examples of the form at its finest.