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The Story of St. Vespaluus

Saki

First published August 1911
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A story told in a rainy afternoon: it is set in the time of conflict between Christianity and paganism, and concerns the fictional King Hkrikos, ferociously devoted to paganism, and his unsuccessful attempt to kill his nephew Vespaluus who's publicly espousing Christianity. The twist in the tale comes after Vespaluus ascends the throne in his turn.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1911 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis John Lane, The Bodley Head Collection 123
October 1948 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis Penguin Books Collection
1976 Cover The Complete Works of Saki Doubleday Omnibus 166
1978 Short Stories J. M. Dent Collection 216
1982 The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 166
1983 Cover The Best of Saki Picador Collection 76
1985 Short Stories J. M. Dent Collection 216
1986 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis Penguin Books Collection 91
1993 Cover The Complete Stories of Saki Wordsworth Editions Omnibus 120
May 1998 Cover The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 166
October 2000 Cover Saki: The Complete Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 166
January 2003 The Chronicles of Clovis Project Gutenberg Collection
February 2008 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis LibriVox Collection |18
November 2012 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis CreateSpace Collection
May 2016 Cover The Chronicles of Clovis LibriVox Collection |18