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The Elk

Saki

First published 1914
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Mrs. Yonelet's pet elk is in the habit of attacking female visitors and her son is in the habit of rescuing them, whereupon Mrs. Yonelet always declares that the the two are destined to marry (it hasn't happened yet). The arrival of a very forceful German governess breaks the pattern.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts John Lane Company Collection 247
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts John Lane, The Bodley Head Collection 247
1914 Cover Beasts and Super-Beasts Bell & Cockburn Collection 247
1976 Cover The Complete Works of Saki Doubleday Omnibus 358
1982 The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 358
1993 Cover The Complete Stories of Saki Wordsworth Editions Omnibus 254
May 1995 Beasts and Super-Beasts Project Gutenberg Collection
May 1998 Cover The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 358
October 2000 Cover Saki: The Complete Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 358