The Tale
in The Strand Magazine (London, UK) Vol. 54 (Oct 1917): 
pp.322–416
- Subsequently serialized as The Commanding Officer in The Metropolitan Magazine (New York, NY, USA) (Feb 1918)
- Subsequently serialized as L'Histoire in La Revue de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland) (Mar 1923)
- Subsequently serialized in The World's Library of Best Books (London, UK) (Jan 1, 1925)
- Collected as The Tale in Tales of Hearsay (1925)
- Subsequently serialized in The Golden Book (New York, NY, USA) (Jan 1927)
- Subsequently serialized in The Argosy (London, UK) (Apr 1929)
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Illustrated by C. M. Padday, R.O.I.