The Nemean Lion

Short story

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The short story is first published in The Strand Magazine (UK) in November 1939 (Vol. 98, No. 587) as part No 1 of The Labours of Hercules: The Nemean Lion.

In the US, the short story is first published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in February 1947 (Vol. 5, No. 18) under the title The Nemean Lion, or The Case of the Kidnapped Pekinese.
NOTE! The specific number of the magazine is also published in an Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces.

Publications in short story collections:

1. The Labors of Hercules 1947 (American edition)
    Published in the UK later the same year under the title The Labours of Hercules.

2. 13 for Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories for Young Readers 1961 (American edition)
    Published in the UK five year later under the title 13 for Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories.

3. Hercule Poirot's Casebook 1984 (American short story collection)

Publications in Sweden:

1.   Ett Herkulesarbete 1940 (Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfarts-Tidning on March 2)

2.   Det nemeiska lejonet 1949 (In the short story collection Herkules' storverk)

3a. Det nemeiska lejonet 1949 (Husmodern No. 31-32)

3b. Det nemeiska lejonet 1949 (Husmodern No. 31-32 – Upplaga A-B)