Title: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid

Title: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid Title Record # 54678
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1894-08-02
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English

Note: • Published 2 August 1894 in The Pall Mall Budget – "a weekly digest of articles from The Pall Mall Gazette" (Wikipedia). • Pearson's Magazine, April 1905, illus. by B. E. Minns. • Amazing Stories, March 1928, illus. by Frank R. Paul.

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Year	Title
1897^ⓘFirst published: Pall Mall Budget Dec 27, 1894	The Strange Orchid

Year	Language	Title
1902^ⓘ Translated by Franz Blei First published in the anthology Insel-Buch 1902, edited by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Insel-Verlag	German	Die ungewöhnliche Orchidee^?Die ungewoehnliche Orchidee
1905^ⓘTranslated by uncredited.	Italian	Un'orchidea straordinaria
1965^ⓘTranslated by Victor Kernbach and C. Vonghizas	Romanian	Înflorirea ciudatei orhidee
1969^ⓘTranslated by Ursula Spinner.	German	Die seltsame Orchidee
1969^ⓘTranslated by Ursula Spinner for the 1969 publication	German	Die seltsame Orchidee [as by Herbert George Wells]
1972^ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins	Dutch	De vreemde orchidee
1978^ⓘTranslated by Jean Marigny	French	L'étrange orchidée
1990^ⓘTranslated by Joseph Dobrinsky	French	La Floraison de l'étrange orchidée
2019^ⓘTranslated by Π. Μ. Ζερβός (P. M. Zervos).	Greek	Η Παράξενη Ορχιδέα^?E Paraxene Orchithea

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Pall Mall Budget, August 2, 1894	1894-08-02	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 Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories	1924-00-00	H. G. Wells	T. Fisher Unwin (The Works of H. G. Wells #1)			xxiii+ 467	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories	1924-00-00	H. G. Wells	Charles Scribner's Sons (The Works of H. G. Wells #1)			xxiii+ 467	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
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
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
Amazing Stories, March 1928	1928-03-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	104	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Paul
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: First Series	1940-09-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons (Teaching of English #221)	221		218	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
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 Valley of Spiders	1964-00-00	H. G. Wells	Fontana	1035	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).	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 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 Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories	1965-02-00	H. G. Wells	Bantam Pathfinder	FP81	$0.50^?$: US dollar	167	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 Valley of Spiders	1965-08-00	H. G. Wells	Fontana	1035		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
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
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
The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories	1966-07-00	H. G. Wells	Bantam Pathfinder	FP81	$0.50^?$: US dollar	167	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 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
The Second Armada Ghost Book	1968-00-00	ed. Christine Bernard	Armada	C253	2/6^?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).	126	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
Shapes of the Supernatural	1969-00-00	ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley	Doubleday	0-385-04116-0	$5.95^?$: US dollar	371	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Paul Covington
The Valley of Spiders	1972-09-00	H. G. Wells	Fontana	3038	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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
Science Fiction 2	1973-00-00	ed. Robert Pierce	Houghton Mifflin	0-395-13808-6			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
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
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 Valley of Spiders	1974-05-00	H. G. Wells	Fontana	0-00-613038-0	£0.35^?£: UK pound	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
Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome	1976-00-00	ed. Helen Hoke	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6545-2	$6.95^?$: US dollar	143	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome	1976-00-00	ed. Helen Hoke	J. M. Dent	0-460-06712-5	£2.95^?£: UK pound	146	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Alex Brychta
Nightmare Garden	1976-00-00	ed. Vic Ghidalia	Manor Books	12411	$1.25^?$: US dollar	192	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	Ken Barr
Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants	1976-02-00	ed. Carlos Cassaba	Corgi Books	0-552-10072-2	£0.50^?£: UK pound	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.	anth
The Roots of Evil: Weird Stories of Supernatural Plants	1976-04-00	ed. Michel Parry	Taplinger	0-8008-6837-4	$7.95^?$: US dollar	191	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Stories of the Occult and Other Tales of Mystery	1978-10-00	ed. Denys Val Baker	William Kimber	0-7183-0096-3	£4.25^?£: UK pound	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Tales of Imagination and Suspense	1982-00-00	ed. uncredited	Silver Burdett Press (Silver Classic)	0-382-09995-8		273	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
Works of H. G. Wells	1982-00-00	H. G. Wells	Avenel Books	0-517-37153-7		ix+ 726	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Romas Kukalis
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
Tales of the Dark #2	1987-09-00	ed. Lincoln Child	St. Martin's Press	0-312-90769-9	$3.50^?$: US dollar	x+ 181	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
Short Stories	1990-00-00	H. G. Wells	The Folio Society		£14.95^?£: UK pound	xvii+ 262	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories / L'Empire des fourmis et autres nouvelles	1990-09-17	H. G. Wells	Le Livre de Poche (Les Langues Modernes/Bilingues)	2-253-05346-5		311	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	Annie-Claude Martin
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
Vampires, Wine & Roses	1997-02-00	ed. John Richard Stephens	Berkley Books	0-425-15741-5	$14.00^?$: US dollar	xv+ 384	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	Victor Stabin
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 Red Room and Other Stories	1998-05-00	H. G. Wells	Phoenix (Phoenix Short Stories)	0-7538-0453-0	£3.99^?£: UK pound	viii+ 243	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	Janie Coath
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells	1998-08-00	H. G. Wells	J. M. Dent	0-460-87964-2	£30.00^?£: UK pound	xii+ 883	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2004-04-02	H. G. Wells	Project Gutenberg	11870	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	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	2006-01-10	H. G. Wells	The Echo Library	1-84637-793-5	$14.99^?$: US dollar	302	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 Man Who Could Work Miracles	2006-12-01	H. G. Wells	Tartarus Press	978-1-905784-00-4	£35.00^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 363	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Vampires, Wine and Roses	2008-00-00	ed. John Richard Stephens	Metro Books	978-1-4351-0832-5	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Vince Locke
Horror Story Collection 3	2008-01-23	ed. LibriVox	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth	Gustave Doré^?Gustave Dore
Flora Curiosa: Cryptobotany, Mysterious Fungi, Sentient Trees, and Deadly Plants in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy	2008-08-00	ed. Chad Arment	Coachwhip Publications	978-1-930585-56-0	$19.95^?$: US dollar	337	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
A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales	2009-00-00	H. G. Wells	Fall River Press	978-1-4351-1583-5	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 367	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kazuhiko Nakamura
A Dream of Armageddon	2009-01-00	H. G. Wells	Cybraria		$3.26^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 1	2009-01-28	ed. LibriVox	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth	Harry Clarke
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
A Dream of Armageddon	2010-05-00	H. G. Wells	Kessinger	978-1-161-41702-9	$30.95^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Complete Short Story Omnibus	2011-04-00	H. G. Wells	Gollancz	978-0-575-09524-3	£25.00^?£: UK pound	959	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2013-01-17	H. G. Wells	CreateSpace	978-1-4819-9061-5	$9.99^?$: US dollar	310	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 Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2013-07-29	H. G. Wells	CreateSpace	978-1-4912-2057-3	$15.20^?$: US dollar	576	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
A Botanical Nightmare	2015-00-00	ed. Tom English	Dead Letter Press (The Literary Vampire #1)	978-0-9796335-8-4	$7.95^?$: US dollar	104	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	Allen Koszowski
Great Horror Stories: 101 Chilling Tales	2016-12-29	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz	Fall River Press	978-1-4351-6441-3	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 755	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Crystal Egg and Other Stories	2017-01-09	H. G. Wells	Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics)	978-1-84022-739-0	£1.99^?£: UK pound	xxx+ 450	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	Carolyn Arcabascio
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales	2017-02-02	H. G. Wells	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-464-0	£20.00^?£: UK pound	479	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj
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	Frank R. Paul
Supernatural Horror Short Stories	2017-08-29	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-182-3	£20.00^?£: UK pound	478	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales	2018-00-00	H. G. Wells	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78755-226-5	$30.00^?$: US dollar	479	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj
The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	2018-05-16	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	978-0-486-82560-1	$14.95^?$: US dollar	384	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 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	2018-05-16	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	978-0-486-82993-7	$14.95^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales	2018-12-15	H. G. Wells	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78755-252-4	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj
Supernatural Horror Short Stories	2018-12-15	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78755-242-5	£9.95^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
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
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic	2019-08-22	ed. Daisy Butcher	The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird)	978-0-7123-5229-1	£8.99^?£: UK pound	285	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	Enrique Bernardou
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic	2019-08-22	ed. Daisy Butcher	The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird)	978-0-7123-6490-4	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Enrique Bernardou
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic	2019-10-01	ed. Daisy Butcher	The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird)	978-0-7123-5335-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	288	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	Enrique Bernardou
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales	2020-00-00	H. G. Wells	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-464-0	£20.00^?£: UK pound	479	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj
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
A Dream of Armageddon	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Kessinger	978-1-4191-0103-8	$21.95^?$: US dollar		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	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
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
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Dover Publications	0-486-21531-8	$6.95^?$: 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
Great Horror Stories: 101 Chilling Tales	date unknown	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz	Fall River Press (BG-Classic Editions)	978-1-4351-6441-3		xii+ 755	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tales of Wonder	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Collins / BCE			253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
The Second Armada Ghost Book	date unknown	ed. Christine Bernard	Armada	C589	£0.20^?£: UK pound	126	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
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
Vampires, Wine & Roses	date unknown	ed. John Richard Stephens	Berkley Books	0-425-15741-5	$14.00^?$: US dollar	xv+ 384	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	Victor Stabin

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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)

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