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The Hen

Saki

First published 1914
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Clovis's mother needs to get her houseguest Jane to leave before Dora, who Jane is feuding with over a hen, arrives. Clovis manages it by convincing Jane that one of the servants has gone mad.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts John Lane Company Collection 40
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts John Lane, The Bodley Head Collection 40
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts Bell & Cockburn Collection 40
March 1966 Cover Incredible Tales Dell Collection 85
August 1971 Incredible Tales Dell Laurel-Leaf Collection 85
1976 Cover The Complete Works of Saki Doubleday Omnibus 254
1982 The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 254
1983 Cover The Best of Saki Picador Collection 142
1993 Cover The Complete Stories of Saki Wordsworth Editions Omnibus 182
May 1995 Beasts and Super-Beasts Project Gutenberg Collection
May 1998 Cover The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 254
October 2000 Cover Saki: The Complete Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 254