First published in The Civil and Military Gazette, May 27, 1887.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1899 | Plain Tales from the Hills | Doubleday & McClure | Collection | 63 | |
| April 1930 |
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L'agent de police jour | Henri Jonquières | Collection | 189 |
| 1932 | Thirteen Ghostly Yarns | Roland Swain | Anthology | 95 | |
| 1942 | Thirteen Ghostly Yarns (revised) | Macrae Smith Company | Anthology | ||
| January 1987 |
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The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling | W. H. Allen | Collection | 77 |
| December 1987 |
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Poltergeist: Tales of Deadly Ghosts | Severn House | Anthology | 60 |
| 1988 |
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Poltergeist: Tales of Deadly Ghosts | Severn House | Anthology | 60 |
| November 2000 |
|
The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales | Dover Publications | Collection | 53 |
| February 2007 |
|
The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 89 |
| January 2008 |
|
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |89 |
| November 2008 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |89 |
| April 2009 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books / SFBC | Collection | |
| 2010 |
|
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Fall River Press | Collection | 89 |
| November 2010 |
|
The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |
| March 2011 |
|
Plain Tales from the Hills | Penguin Books | Collection | 78 |
| May 2014 |
|
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy | Pegasus Books | Collection | |89 |