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Short Fiction

H. G. Wells

BOOK TYPE
Short fiction
READING TIME
About 25.3 hours
WORDS
303,431
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About this book

A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells in a variety of genres ordered by date of publication.

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. In the Modern Vein
  4. The Triumphs of a Taxidermist
  5. The Stolen Bacillus
  6. The Hammerpond Park Burglary
  7. The Jilting of Jane
  8. The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
  9. In the Avu Observatory
  10. The Diamond Maker
  11. The Treasure in the Forest
  12. Through a Window
  13. The Lord of the Dynamos
  14. Aepyornis Island
  15. A Deal in Ostriches
  16. The Flying Man
  17. The Temptation of Harringay
  18. The Moth
  19. The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  20. A Catastrophe
  21. Pollock and the Porroh Man
  22. The Cone
  23. The Argonauts of the Air
  24. A Slip Under the Microscope
  25. Under the Knife
  26. The Red Room
  27. The Plattner Story
  28. The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham
  29. In the Abyss
  30. The Apple
  31. The Purple Pileus
  32. The Sea Raiders
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
  33. The Crystal Egg
  34. The Lost Inheritance
  35. A Story of the Stone Age
    1. I: Ugh-Lomi and Uya
    2. II: The Cave Bear
    3. III: The First Horseman
    4. IV: Uya the Lion
    5. V: The Fight in the Lion’s Thicket
  36. A Story of the Days to Come
    1. I: The Cure for Love
    2. II: The Vacant Country
    3. III: The Ways of the City
    4. IV: Underneath
    5. V: Bindon Intervenes
  37. The Star
  38. The Man Who Could Work Miracles
  39. Miss Winchelsea’s Heart
  40. Mr. Ledbetter’s Vacation
  41. The Stolen Body
  42. Jimmy Goggles the God
  43. Mr. Brisher’s Treasure
  44. A Vision of Judgment
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
  45. A Dream of Armageddon
  46. The New Accelerator
  47. Filmer
  48. Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland
  49. The Land Ironclads
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  50. The Valley of Spiders
  51. The Truth About Pyecraft
  52. The Magic Shop
  53. The Country of the Blind
  54. The Obliterated Man
  55. The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost
  56. The Door in the Wall
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
  57. The Empire of the Ants
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
  58. The Beautiful Suit
  59. The Pearl of Love
  60. Endnotes
  61. Colophon
  62. Uncopyright

Edition & source

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2019-02-15
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-15
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
Edition contributors
  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • H. G. Wells (ann, aut)
  • Henry Alexander (art)
  • Charles Bidwell (trc)
  • Stephen Blundell (trc)
  • Aaron Cannon (trc)
  • Chris Curnow (trc)
  • eagkw (trc)
  • Stephanie Johnson (trc)
  • Paul Murray (trc)
  • Lindy Walsh (trc)
  • David Widger (trc)
  • Distributed Proofreaders (trc)
  • Kenneth Williams (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • David Grigg (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • Asher Smith (bkp, blw, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • Alex Cabal (pfr)
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