Title: A Story of the Days to Come
Title Record # 57474
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1899-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: librivox.org-1, librivox.org-2
Language: English
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Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1899-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: librivox.org-1, librivox.org-2
Language: English
Note:
• First published as five stories in Pall Mall Magazine June to October 1899, with illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan.
• Published in two parts, Amazing Stories April–May 1928, illus. by Frank R. Paul and R. E. Lawlor.
Original subtitles (below) set the stories explicitly in years A.D. 2090 to 2098.
In the 2008 Gutenberg ebook, "A Story of the Days to Come" is divided in parts by five numbered headings:
• I—The Cure for Love
• II—The Vacant Country
• III—The Ways of the City
• IV—Underneath
• V—Bindon Intervenes [1899 main title, "The Magnanimity of the Man of Pleasure"]
Omitting the numbers, the first four of those headings are the main parts of the first four original story titles in their original sequence.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Tales of Space and Time | 1899-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Harper & Brothers | 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). |
358 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Tales of Space and Time | 1899-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Doubleday & McClure | 358 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Pall Mall Magazine, June 1899 | 1899-06-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Frederic Hamilton | George Routledge & Sons | 1/-?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). |
144 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
The Pall Mall Magazine, July 1899 | 1899-07-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Frederic Hamilton | George Routledge & Sons | 1/-?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). |
144 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
The Pall Mall Magazine, August 1899 | 1899-08-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Frederic Hamilton | George Routledge & Sons | 1/-?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 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
The Pall Mall Magazine, September 1899 | 1899-09-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Frederic Hamilton | George Routledge & Sons | 1/-?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). |
144 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
The Pall Mall Magazine, October 1899 | 1899-10-00 | ed. Editors of The Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Frederic Hamilton | George Routledge & Sons | 1/-?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). |
144 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||
Tales of Space and Time | 1899-11-00 | H. G. Wells | Doubleday & McClure | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
358 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Tales of Space and Time | 1900-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #3413) | 278 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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, April 1928 | 1928-04-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
100 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Paul | ||
Amazing Stories, May 1928 | 1928-05-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
100 | 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. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 1015 |
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 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 | ||||
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. ISO code: USD |
[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 | ||
Three Prophetic Novels of H. G. Wells | 1960-03-21 | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | T605 | $1.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 335 |
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 | ||
H・G・ウェルズ短篇集 I: 来たるべき世界の物語?H. G. Weruzu Tanpenshū 1: Kitarubeki Sekai no Monogatari |
1961-09-00 |
H・G・ウエルズ?H. G. Ueruzu |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ・ファンタジー?Hayakawa Fantajii #3029) |
294 | 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 Stories of H. G. Wells | 1963-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | S414K | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 Stories of H. G. Wells | 1963-06-00 | H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | S742 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 | 1964-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | T265 | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
915 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Stern der Vernichtung | 1964-05-00 | H. G. Wells | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #293) | 293 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
156 | 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 | Heinrichs & Piloty | |
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 | ||||
Oul de cristal | 1965-11-08 | H. G. Wells | Editura Tineretului ( Colecţia SF (1st series)?Colectsia SF (1st series) )Colectia SF (1st series) |
Lei 9?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
413 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. Mavrodin | ||
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | 1966-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | T2? | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[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 | |||
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | 1974-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | 0-510-40301-8 | $12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 1038 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
A Story of the Days to Come | 1976-06-00 | H. G. Wells | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | 0-552-10185-0 | £0.45?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
112 | 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. |
chap | Chris Achilleos | |
Stern der Vernichtung | 1977-07-00 | H. G. Wells | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3550) | 3-453-30444-6 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
156 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
Stern der Vernichtung | 1978-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3550) | 3-453-30444-6 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
156 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
Die Zeitmaschine und Von kommenden Tagen | 1980-00-00 | H. G. Wells | Zsolnay (H. G. Wells Edition #5) | 3-552-03239-8 | DM 24.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
276 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Three More Novels of the Future | 1982-10-00 | H. G. Wells | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 2915 | $4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 395 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
Von kommenden Tagen | 1983-04-00 | H. G. Wells | Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #20258) | 3-548-20258-6 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
137 | 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. |
chap | Theodor Bayer-Eynck | |
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. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 1038 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-86338-1 | $40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | |
The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | 0-312-86338-1 | 1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | ||
The Science Fiction Century | 1998-05-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Quality Paperback Book Club | 0-9658501-3-7 | $21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1005 | 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 | John Harris | |
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. ISO code: GBP |
xii+ 883 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Von kommenden Tagen | 2005-02-00 | H. G. Wells | dtv | 3-423-13299-X | €8.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
139 | 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. |
chap | H. R. Giger | |
The Science Fiction Century, Volume One | 2006-03-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-86484-1 | $21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
511 | 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 | John Harris | |
Tales of Space and Time | 2008-12-00 | H. G. Wells | Project Gutenberg | 27365 | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Complete Short Story Omnibus | 2011-04-00 | H. G. Wells | Gollancz | 978-0-575-09524-3 | £25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
959 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Tales of Space and Time | 2014-01-20 | H. G. Wells | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio player?Player with a pre-loaded digital file of the audiobook |
coll | ||||
A Story of the Days to Come | 2014-03-08 | H. G. Wells | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
chap | Edmund Joseph Sullivan | |||
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. ISO code: GBP |
479 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj | |
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. ISO code: USD |
479 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj | |
Tales of Space and Time | 2018-05-07 | H. G. Wells | Oregan Publishing | 978-2-291-01865-0 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | George Charles Beresford | |||
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. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj | ||
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. ISO code: GBP |
479 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj | |
Tales of Space and Time | 2024-04-03 | H. G. Wells | Roy Glashan's Library | A$0.00?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | date unknown | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | 0-486-20265-8 | $7.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
915 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Theodore Menten | |
Three Prophetic Novels of H. G. Wells | date unknown | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | 0-486-20605-X | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 335 |
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 | Menten Inc. | |
Three Prophetic Novels of H. G. Wells | date unknown | H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | 0-486-20605-X | $5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 335 |
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 |