Title: Æpyornis Island

Title: Title Record # 54603
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1894-12-27
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: • Published (*)27 December 1894 in The Pall Mall Budget – "a weekly digest of articles from The Pall Mall Gazette" (Wikipedia). • Pearson's Magazine, February 1905, illus. by B. E. Minns. • Amazing Stories, October 1927, illus. by Frank R. Paul. (*)27 December according to The FictionMags Index, Locus, and Miller/Contento; 13 December according to the Complete Short Story Omnibus and other sources.

Synopsis: Available on page 488, Bleiler (Gernsback).

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Year	Title
1924	Aepyornis Island

Year	Language	Title
1910^ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (also credited sometimes as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett")	German	Die Äpyornis-Insel
1910^ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (sometimes stated as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett")	German	Die Äpyornis-Insel [as by Herbert George Wells]
1965^ⓘTranslated by Victor Kernbach and C. Vonghizas	Romanian	Insula aepyronilor

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Pall Mall Budget, December 27, 1894	1894-12-27	ed. Editors of Pall Mall Budget					tabloid^?11" by 16" magazine, usually newsprint, e.g. British Science Fiction Monthly.	mag
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	1895-09-00	H. G. Wells	Methuen			275	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	1896-03-00	H. G. Wells	Methuen (Methuen Colonial Library)			275	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	1896-05-00	H. G. Wells	Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #3128)		ℳ1.60^?ℳ: German gold mark	285	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
Thirty Strange Stories	1897-00-00	H. G. Wells	Edward Arnold			vi+ 504	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Thirty Strange Stories	1898-00-00	H. G. Wells	Harper & Brothers			vi+ 504	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1911-08-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons		2/-^?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).	xii+ 574	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1913-08-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons (Nelson's Library)		-/7^?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).	xii+ 574	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Wonder	1923-00-00	H. G. Wells	W. Collins Sons			249	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Stories	1925-12-21	H. G. Wells	Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #927)	927	$0.05^?$: US dollar	64	ph^?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.	coll
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1927-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn		7/6^?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).	1148	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1927-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn			1148	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Amazing Stories, October 1927	1927-10-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	96	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Paul
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1927-10-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn			1148	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1929-00-00	H. G. Wells	The Literary Guild				unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	coll
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1929-00-00	H. G. Wells	Doubleday, Doran		$5.00^?$: US dollar	vi+ 1015	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	1930-00-00	H. G. Wells	Macmillan and Co.		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).	175	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1937-00-00	H. G. Wells	Doubleday, Doran			vi+ 1015	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1937-00-00	H. G. Wells	Doubleday, Doran			437	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1938-00-00	H. G. Wells	Garden City Publishing Co.			vi+ 1015	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Short Stories: Second Series	1940-00-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons (Teaching of English #222)	222		vi+ 215	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1948-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn		17/6^?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).	vi+ 1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1952-00-00	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications		$3.95^?$: US dollar	[10]+ 915	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Sirchia
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1957-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn		13/6^?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).	vi+ 1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1960-00-00	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	T265		[10]+ 915	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	dixon
Journeys in Science Fiction	1961-00-00	ed. Richard L. Loughlin, Lilian M. Popp	Globe Book Company		$3.52^?$: US dollar	655+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Journeys in Science Fiction	1961-00-00	ed. Richard L. Loughlin, Lilian M. Popp	Globe Book Company		$3.76^?$: US dollar	655+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1964-00-00	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	T265	$4.50^?$: US dollar	915	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1965-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn			1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Cone	1965-00-00	H. G. Wells	Fontana	1125	3/6^?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).	160	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
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1966-00-00	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications		$1.50^?$: US dollar	vi+ 303	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
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1966-00-00	H. G. Wells	Peter Smith Publisher		$3.75^?$: US dollar	vi+ 303	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
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	1966-00-00	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	T2?	$4.50^?$: US dollar	[10]+ 915	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1966-09-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn		21/-^?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).	vii+ 1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters	1968-08-00	ed. Philip Van Doren Stern	Fawcett Crest	R1166	$0.60^?$: US dollar	224	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	Jerome Podwil
Thirty Strange Stories	1974-00-00	H. G. Wells	Causeway Books	0-88356-028-3		504	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1974-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ernest Benn	0-510-40301-8	$12.50^?$: US dollar	vi+ 1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	1978-04-00	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	0-89009-208-7		vii+ 514+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	1979-01-00	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	0-89009-208-7		vii+ 514+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	1981-07-00	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	0-89009-208-7		vii+ 514+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	1986-08-00	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	0-89009-208-7		vii+ 514+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1987-00-00	H. G. Wells	St. Martin's Press	0-312-15855-6	$19.95^?$: US dollar	vi+ 1038	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Romantic Fantasy and Science Fiction	1988-00-00	Karl Kroeber	Yale University Press	0-300-04241-8		188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1996-10-31	H. G. Wells	Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics)	0-19-282827-4		xxxvii+ 534	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
Thirty Strange Stories	1998-03-00	H. G. Wells	Carroll & Graf	0-7867-0488-8	$12.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 406	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 Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	2004-06-24	H. G. Wells	Project Gutenberg	12750			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	2005-05-00	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	0-89009-208-7	$9.99^?$: US dollar	[vii]+ 514	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Rudolph Belarski
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	2006-01-01	H. G. Wells	The Echo Library	1-84637-515-0	$7.99^?$: US dollar	88	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 Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2010-03-23	H. G. Wells	Waking Lion Press	978-1-4341-0292-8	$21.99^?$: US dollar	398	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 Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	2013-02-14	H. G. Wells	CreateSpace	978-1-4825-4859-4	$6.99^?$: US dollar	86	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 Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	2013-08-01	H. G. Wells	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-4837-0297-1	$9.99^?$: US dollar	112	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 Country of the Blind, and Other Stories	2017-04-21	H. G. Wells	Enhanced Media Publishing	978-1-365-89161-8	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Thirty Strange Stories	2019-06-17	H. G. Wells	Project Gutenberg	59774	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Time Machine	2020-06-05	H. G. Wells	In Audio	978-1-4676-1058-2	$9.09^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Odhams Press			375	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	0-486-21531-8	$3.00^?$: US dollar	vi+ 303	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
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	0-486-20265-8	$7.50^?$: US dollar	915	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Theodore Menten
The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Castle Books	978-0-89009-208-8		[vii]+ 514	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Rudolph Belarski
Tales of Wonder	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Collins / BCE			253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	0-486-21531-8	$2.25^?$: US dollar	vi+ 303	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

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Reviews

Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)
Review by Robert Silverberg (2021) in Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2021