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When the Sleeper Wakes

Henri Lanos

First published 1899
Type Interior Art


When the Sleeper Wakes in its 18-part serial (US edition only investigated; Harper's Weekly, 1899) is published with one illustration each issue, above the beginning of the text. Some of them clearly show the distinctive signature "H. Lanos"; some do not, and the first shows a script signature that look like "? Marsh..". Contrast vol. 43, p. 11 with pages 65, 451 (viewed at HathiTrust).

The 1899 Harper & Brothers books list 15 (US) and 3 (UK) illustrations.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1899 When the Sleeper Wakes George Bell & Sons Novel
June 1899 Cover When the Sleeper Wakes Harper & Brothers Novel
June 1899 Cover When the Sleeper Wakes Harper & Brothers Novel
1928 Cover Amazing Stories Quarterly, Winter 1928 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 55
July 1981 Cover The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus
August 1986 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus
March 2018 Cover Quand le dormeur s'éveillera Le castor astral Novel
July 2019 Cover When the Sleeper Wakes Broadview Press Novel
October 2020 Cover When the Sleeper Wakes Suzeteo Enterprises Novel