Title: The Background
Title Record # 823417
Author: Saki
Date: 1911-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Saki
Date: 1911-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note: According to Brian Gibson in Reading Saki, this story was first published in Leinsters' Magazine, date unknown.
Synopsis: "Henri Deplis comes into some money and splashes out on an elaborate tattoo for his back; however, having used up most of his funds, he's unable to pay, and the tattoo (hailed as a masterpiece) is sold to the comune of Bergamo. Deplis subsequently becomes embroiled in an international dispute over the artwork on his back." (David Hebblethwaite)
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 1911-08-00 | Saki | John Lane, The Bodley Head | 242 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 1948-10-00 | Saki | Penguin Books | 547 | 1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
| Tall Short Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Eric Duthie | Ace Books | K-113 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
352 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Mona Moore |  |
| Incredible Tales | 1966-03-00 | Saki | Dell (Laurel-Leaf Library) | 4031 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
191 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Bob Pepper | |
| Incredible Tales | 1971-08-00 | Saki | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 4031 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
191 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |
|
| The Complete Works of Saki | 1976-00-00 | H. H. Munro | Doubleday | 0-385-05373-8 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 944 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Short Stories | 1978-00-00 | Saki | J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) | 0-460-11105-1 | 250 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |||
| The Complete Saki | 1982-00-00 | H. H. Munro | Penguin Books (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) | 0-14-118078-1 |
xiv+ 944 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | |||
| Short Stories | 1985-00-00 | Saki | J. M. Dent (Everyman Classics) | 0-460-11105-1 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
250 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Peter Stuart | |
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 1986-00-00 | Saki | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 0-14-008355-3 | £?£: UK pound |
xii+ 171 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Mick Brownfield | |
| The Complete Stories of Saki | 1993-00-00 | Saki | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-071-1 | 594 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Walter Sickert | ||
| The Complete Saki | 1998-05-01 | H. H. Munro | Penguin Books | 0-14-018420-1 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 944 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | E. O. Hoppe | |
| Saki: The Complete Short Stories | 2000-10-00 | H. H. Munro | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 0-14-118449-3 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
576 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 2003-01-01 | Saki | Project Gutenberg | 3688 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 2008-02-25 | Saki | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 2012-11-20 | Saki | CreateSpace | 978-1-4810-5332-7 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
208 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| The Chronicles of Clovis | 2016-05-20 | Saki | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
| Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | 2019-10-01 | ed. John Miller | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) | 978-0-7123-5345-8 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Luca Ortis | |
| Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | 2019-10-28 | ed. John Miller | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) | 978-0-7123-6720-2 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Luca Ortis | ||
| Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | 2019-11-01 | ed. John Miller | The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) | 978-0-7123-5330-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
317 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Luca Ortis | |