At the time of writing it was set several years in the future, after a war between Germany and Great Britain, which Germany won. The "William" of the title is William II, German Emperor.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |
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When William Came: A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Novel | |
| March 1941 |
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When William Came | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| November 1944 | The Novels and Plays of Saki | The Viking Press | Omnibus | ||
| 1976 |
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The Complete Works of Saki | Doubleday | Omnibus | 689 |
| October 1977 |
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England Invaded | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 77 |
| September 1980 |
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England Invaded | Star | Anthology | 77 |
| 1982 | The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 689 | |
| July 1984 |
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The Novels and Plays of Saki | Carroll & Graf | Omnibus | |
| February 1992 |
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Als Wilhelm kam | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| 1993 |
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The Complete Stories of Saki | Wordsworth Editions | Omnibus | 487 |
| May 1997 |
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The Battle of Dorking / When William Came | Oxford University Press | Omnibus | 49 |
| May 1998 |
|
The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 689 |
| December 2004 | When William Came | Project Gutenberg | Novel | ||
| July 2018 |
|
Als Wilhelm kam | vss | Novel | |
| August 2024 |
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When William Came: A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns | Roy Glashan's Library | Novel |