About the writer Witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized edwardian society and culture Considered a master of the short stor and often compared to o. henry and Dorothy Parker Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis carrol and Kipling Influenced A.A. Milne and P. G Wodehouse acationland myAbout the writer • Witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture • Considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker • Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Kipling • Influenced A. A. Milne and P. G. Wodehouse