Title: The Sea-Raiders

Title: The Sea-Raiders Title Record # 68475
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1896-12-06
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: First published: The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement Dec 6, 1896

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Year	Title
1896	The Sea Raiders

Year	Language	Title
1910^ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (who is also cedited sometimes as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett")	German	Mörder aus der Tiefsee^?Moerder aus der Tiefsee
1910^ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (who is also cedited sometimes as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett")	German	Tiefsee-Piraten
1961^ⓘTranslated by 宇野利泰 (Toshiyasu Uno)	Japanese	海を襲うもの^?Umi o Osou Mono [as by H・G・ウエルズ^?H. G. Ueruzu ]
1965^ⓘ Title means "Invaders from the depths". Translated by Victor Kernbach and C. Vonghizas.	Romanian	Năvălitorii din adâncuri^?Navalitorii din adancuri
1969^ⓘTranslated by Ursula Spinner	German	Die Seeräuber^?Die Seeraeuber

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Plattner Story and Others	1897-03-00	H. G. Wells	Methuen		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).	vii+ 301	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Plattner Story and Others	1900-07-00	H. G. Wells	Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #3436)			294	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 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
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 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
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
Aspects of Science Fiction	1959-11-30	ed. G. D. Doherty	John Murray (The Albemarle Library for Schools)		8/-^?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).	218	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Selected Short Stories	1962-00-00	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Penguin Short Stories)	1310	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).	352	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	1963-00-00	H. G. Wells	Ballantine Books	S414K	$0.75^?$: US dollar	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	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
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
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 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
Aspects of Science Fiction	1968-00-00	ed. G. D. Doherty	John Murray (The Albemarle Library for Schools #4)	0-7195-0322-1		218	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Selected Short Stories	1968-00-00	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books	1310	4/-^?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).	352	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	Harry Willock
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories	1970-00-00	ed. Mary Danby	Fontana		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).	189	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 Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories	1971-08-00	ed. Mary Danby	Fontana				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 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 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories	1974-05-00	ed. Mary Danby	Fontana	0-00-612346-5	£0.30^?£: UK pound	189	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 Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories	1977-09-00	ed. Mary Danby	Fontana	0-00-615062-4	£0.50^?£: UK pound	189	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	Les Edwards
Horror	1978-00-00	ed. F. E. S. Finn	John Murray (Short Story Series)	0-7195-3503-4	£0.85^?£: UK pound	121	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
Haunted Shores: Thirteen Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre	1980-04-00	ed. Peter C. Smith	William Kimber	0-7183-0157-9	£5.25^?£: UK pound	207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Chamber of Horrors	1984-00-00	ed. uncredited	Octopus Books	0-7064-2053-5	£2.99^?£: UK pound	349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stuart Bodek
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories	1984-00-00	ed. J. A. Cuddon	Penguin Books	0-14-006799-X	£4.95^?£: UK pound	607	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	Steve Crisp
Chamber of Horrors	1985-00-00	ed. uncredited	Octopus Books	0-7064-2053-5	$6.00^?$: US dollar	349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stuart Bodek
Realms of Darkness	1985-00-00	ed. Mary Danby	Octopus Books	0-86273-244-1	$8.95^?$: US dollar	796	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Realms of Darkness	1985-00-00	ed. Mary Danby	Octopus Books	0-86273-244-1		796	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories	1985-00-00	ed. J. A. Cuddon	Viking UK	0-670-81034-7	£10.95^?£: UK pound	607	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories	1985-00-00	ed. J. A. Cuddon	Penguin Books	0-14-006799-X	£4.95^?£: UK pound	607	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	Steve Crisp
Chamber of Horrors	1987-00-00	ed. uncredited	Gallery Books / W. H. Smith	0-8317-1234-1		349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stuart Bodek
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
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories	1987-10-00	ed. J. A. Cuddon	Penguin Books	0-14-006799-X	£5.95^?£: UK pound	607	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	Steve Crisp
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories	1991-00-00	ed. J. A. Cuddon	Bloomsbury	1-870630-94-7	£4.99^?£: UK pound	607	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Steve Crisp
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 Plattner Story and Others	2013-04-28	H. G. Wells	Forgotten Books (Classic Reprint)	978-1-4400-5974-2	$10.18^?$: US dollar	350	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 Plattner Story and Others	2013-06-20	H. G. Wells	Project Gutenberg	42989	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
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
Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep	2018-04-02	ed. Steve Dillon	Things in the Well Publications / Oz Horror Con (Things in the Well)	978-0-9945922-7-9	$27.50^?$: US dollar	426	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales	2022-03-14	ed. uncredited	Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-83964-883-0	£20.00^?£: UK pound	432	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
The Plattner Story and Others	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Barnes & Noble Books / Google Books				ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	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

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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)