T., the leader of a gang of youths, becomes fascinated by the idea of destroying a stately 200-year-old house that had somehow escaped the Blitz. Locking up the owner, the gang manages to carry out the destruction.
First published as a serial in the magazine Picture Post; July 24, 1954.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |
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Twenty-One Stories | William Heinemann | Collection | 219 |
| 1965 |
|
Shock! | Popular Library | Anthology | 7 |
| 1973 |
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Twenty-One Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 181 |
| February 1981 |
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Twenty-One Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| June 1989 |
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The Destructors | Creative Education | Chapbook | |
| 1999 |
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The Oxford Book of English Short Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 311 |
| October 2010 |
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Twenty-One Stories | Vintage Digital | Collection |