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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories

H. G. Wells

First published 1911
Publisher Thomas Nelson & Sons
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xii+574
Price 2/-


33 stories Under the same title in 1926 (see) Tauchnitz collected 11 stories that were first published 1899 to 1925. Five of those are among the 33 collected here.

"The enterprise of Messrs. T. Nelson & Sons and the friendly accommodation of Messrs. Macmillan render possible this collection in one cover of all the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again. Except for the two series of linked incidents that make up the bulk of the book called Tales of Space and Time, no short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume. Many of very questionable merit find a place; it is an inclusive and not an exclusive gathering. ..." --opening words of the Introduction (The exceptional "two series of linked incidents" are the novellas "Stories of the Stone Age" and "A Story of the Days to Come".)


1st edition, UK issue earlier than US (from newspapers) No statement of printing on copyright page

Publication date (August inferred) and price are from publisher advertisement "New Volumes Just Ready", The Spectator 1911-08-19 p292, as the only listing under big bold heading "Nelson's New 2s. Novel."

Wikipedia

Page Title Author(s) Type
15 The Jilting of Jane H. G. Wells Short Story
25 The Cone H. G. Wells Short Story
41 The Stolen Bacillus H. G. Wells Short Story
50 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid H. G. Wells Short Story
61 In the Avu Observatory H. G. Wells Short Story
71 Æpyornis Island H. G. Wells Short Story
87 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes H. G. Wells Short Story
101 The Lord of the Dynamos H. G. Wells Short Story
113 The Moth H. G. Wells Short Story
127 The Treasure in the Forest H. G. Wells Short Story
138 The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham H. G. Wells Short Story
161 Under the Knife H. G. Wells Short Story
179 The Sea Raiders H. G. Wells Short Story
193 The Obliterated Man H. G. Wells Short Story
204 The Plattner Story H. G. Wells Short Story
231 The Red Room H. G. Wells Short Story
244 The Purple Pileus H. G. Wells Short Story
260 A Slip Under the Microscope H. G. Wells Short Story
285 The Crystal Egg H. G. Wells Short Story
308 The Star H. G. Wells Short Story
323 The Man Who Could Work Miracles H. G. Wells Short Story
347 A Vision of Judgment H. G. Wells Short Story
354 Jimmy Goggles the God H. G. Wells Short Story
371 Miss Winchelsea's Heart H. G. Wells Short Story
394 A Dream of Armageddon H. G. Wells Novelette
429 The Valley of Spiders H. G. Wells Short Story
444 The New Accelerator H. G. Wells Short Story
463 The Truth About Pyecraft H. G. Wells Short Story
477 The Magic Shop H. G. Wells Short Story
492 The Empire of the Ants H. G. Wells Short Story
513 The Door in the Wall H. G. Wells Short Story
536 The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells Novelette
569 The Beautiful Suit H. G. Wells Short Story
iii Introduction (The Country of the Blind and Other Stories) H. G. Wells Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 1913 Thomas Nelson & Sons Hardcover Collection xii+574
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Cover 1996 Oxford University Press Trade Paperback Collection Claude A. Shepperson xxxvii+534
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories 2004 Project Gutenberg eBook Collection 11870
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Cover 2010 Waking Lion Press Trade Paperback Collection 398
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Cover 2013 CreateSpace Trade Paperback Collection 310
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Cover 2013 CreateSpace Trade Paperback Collection 576