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The Image of the Lost Soul

Saki

First published 1919
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"A songbird comes flying to the parapets of an imposing cathedral and tries to find a resting place in one of the crevices there. But other birds already nesting there discourage it and so the newcomer is forced to resort to a niche in a particularly grotesque figure among the carvings there." (Rishi)

Written in 1891.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1919 The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers John Lane, The Bodley Head Collection 277
March 1966 Cover Incredible Tales Dell Collection 189
August 1971 Incredible Tales Dell Laurel-Leaf Collection 189
1976 Cover The Complete Works of Saki Doubleday Omnibus 523
1978 Short Stories J. M. Dent Collection 200
1982 The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 523
1985 Short Stories J. M. Dent Collection 200
1993 Cover The Complete Stories of Saki Wordsworth Editions Omnibus 371
May 1998 Cover The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 523
October 1998 The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers Project Gutenberg Collection
October 2000 Cover Saki: The Complete Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 523
October 2008 Serendipity, Issue 12, October 2008 MAGAZINE |3