The story first appeared in serial format in '' Collier 's Weekly '' magazine ( January 27 -- April 16 , 1898 ) and was released later that year in '' The Two Magics '' , a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London .
The story first appeared in serial format in '' Collier 's Weekly '' magazine ( January 27 -- April 16 , 1898 ) . 
 In October 1898 it appeared in '' The Two Magics '' , a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London .