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Cover of Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales

Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales

H. G. Wells

First published 2017
Publisher Flame Tree Publishing
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Gabor Ruszkai & Slava Gerj
Pages 479
Price £20.00
ISBN 9781786644640

Selected and edited by {{A|Laura Bulbeck}}; included are 35 pieces of fiction

  • Apparent first edition of this selection, which was edited by {{A|Laura Bulbeck}}.
  • "First published 2017" is stated on the copyright page.
  • Initial printing according to the number line 18 20 21 19 17 [over] 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
  • Printed and bound in Turkey.
  • The table of contents appears on pages 4-6.
  • Biographies & Sources are printed on pages 476-478; advertisements take page 479 and the unnumbered page [480].
  • The cover is stated to have been created by Flame Tree Studio based on the original artwork by the artists.
  • Data from OCLC/WorldCat, the publisher's website and from Amazon.co.uk & its Read Sample feature as of 2024-01-24.

Page Title Author(s) Type
8 Foreword: Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Patrick Parrinder Essay
12 The Stolen Bacillus H. G. Wells Short Story
17 The Hammerpond Park Burglary H. G. Wells Short Story
22 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid H. G. Wells Short Story
28 In the Avu Observatory H. G. Wells Short Story
33 Aepyornis Island H. G. Wells Short Story
40 The Time Machine H. G. Wells Novella
88 The Temptation of Harringay H. G. Wells Short Story
92 The Moth H. G. Wells Short Story
99 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes H. G. Wells Short Story
106 The Cone H. G. Wells Short Story
113 The Reconciliation H. G. Wells Short Story
118 Under the Knife H. G. Wells Short Story
127 The Red Room H. G. Wells Short Story
133 The Plattner Story H. G. Wells Short Story
145 The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham H. G. Wells Short Story
156 In the Abyss H. G. Wells Short Story
166 The Apple H. G. Wells Short Story
171 The Sea Raiders H. G. Wells Short Story
178 The Crystal Egg H. G. Wells Short Story
189 The Invisible Man H. G. Wells Novel
270 The Star H. G. Wells Short Story
277 The Man Who Could Work Miracles H. G. Wells Short Story
288 The Stolen Body H. G. Wells Short Story
298 A Story of the Days to Come H. G. Wells Novella
352 A Dream of Armageddon H. G. Wells Novelette
369 The New Accelerator H. G. Wells Short Story
378 The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost H. G. Wells Short Story
387 The Valley of Spiders H. G. Wells Short Story
394 The Magic Shop H. G. Wells Short Story
401 The Land Ironclads H. G. Wells Novelette
415 The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells Novelette
431 The Empire of the Ants H. G. Wells Short Story
442 The Door in the Wall H. G. Wells Short Story
453 The Story of the Last Trump H. G. Wells Short Story
463 The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper H. G. Wells Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Cover 2018 Flame Tree Publishing Hardcover Collection Gabor Ruszkai & Slava Gerj 479
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Cover 2018 Flame Tree Publishing eBook Collection Gabor Ruszkai & Slava Gerj
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Cover 2020 Flame Tree Publishing Hardcover Collection Gabor Ruszkai & Slava Gerj 479