"The owner of a small grocery shop in a small town, Mr. Scarrick, complains to his new tenants (who happen to be artists) that it's not enough to sell food anymore. Now, the customers want an 'experience': music, sports updates, and all of the luxuries that an independent store like his can't provide. He's quite worried about business. Fortunately, the artist has a wonderful idea: to increase business by playing off that fundamental human characteristic of curiousity." (A Striped Armchair)
First published in the Morning Post, December 26, 1911.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| 1919 | The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Collection | 129 | |
| 1976 |
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The Complete Works of Saki | Doubleday | Omnibus | 452 |
| 1978 | Short Stories | J. M. Dent | Collection | 176 | |
| 1982 | The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 452 | |
| 1985 | Short Stories | J. M. Dent | Collection | 176 | |
| 1993 |
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The Complete Stories of Saki | Wordsworth Editions | Omnibus | 321 |
| May 1998 |
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The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 452 |
| October 1998 | The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| October 2000 |
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Saki: The Complete Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 452 |