Mr. Know All is a short story written by the famous British writer William Somerset Maugham. The author employs the strategy of unreliable narration to present an ironic effect. In the story, the annoying Mr. Kelada who the narrator disliked turned out to be a considerate gentleman. I will use the rhetorical approach of unreliable narration to analyze this text. Mr. know All is a short story written by the famous British writer William Somerset Maugham. The author employs the strategy of unreliable narration to present an ironic effect. In the story, the annoying Mr. Kelada who the narrator disliked turned out to be a considerate gentleman. I will use the rhetorical approach of unreliable narration to analyze this text.