Eleanor, inspired by a newspaper article by an anti-war group, insists that her boys be given peaceful toys. But their ingenuity immediately finds ways to use the toys in war games.
The newspaper article that this story satirizes actually was published in 1914. "The Toys of Peace" appeared in a newspaper not long after (details unknown), and was first collected in 1919.
Marginally science-fictional in its depiction of a project to change society.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Collection | 3 | |
| March 1966 |
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Incredible Tales | Dell | Collection | 43 |
| April 1971 |
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Eco-Fiction | Washington Square Press | Anthology | 153 |
| August 1971 | Incredible Tales | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Collection | 43 | |
| 1976 |
|
The Complete Works of Saki | Doubleday | Omnibus | 393 |
| 1978 |
|
Composition & Literary Form: An Anthology: Second Edition | Winthrop Publishers | Anthology | 432 |
| 1982 | The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 393 | |
| 1993 |
|
The Complete Stories of Saki | Wordsworth Editions | Omnibus | 281 |
| May 1998 |
|
The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 393 |
| October 1998 | The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| 1999 |
|
The Oxford Book of English Short Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 155 |
| October 2000 |
|
Saki: The Complete Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 393 |
| November 2008 | The Drabblecast, #88 | The Drabblecast | MAGAZINE |