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The Man Who Saw Through Heaven

Wilbur Daniel Steele

First published 1927
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The would-be missionary Hubert Diana has his literal-minded idea of Heaven shattered by looking through a telescope, and loses his faith. He goes to Africa to preach atheism and eventually find his way back to religion.

First published in Harper's, September 1925.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1927 Cover The Man Who Saw Through Heaven and Other Stories Harper & Brothers Collection 1
1939 Cover The Bedside Book of Famous American Stories Random House Anthology 927
1946 The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele Doubleday Collection 181
1946 Cover The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele (abridged) Editions for the Armed Services Collection
1980 Cover Angels and Awakenings Doubleday Anthology 231
November 1994 Cover Angels and Awakenings Doubleday Anthology 231