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The Lord of the Dynamos

H. G. Wells

First published September 1894
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

The chief of a electricity plant is murdered by his companion because the latter believes the giant dynamo to be a god. There's no supernatural element. (Source: Stonecreek)

Notes

First published: Pall Mall Budget, 6th September 1894.
Available on page 488, Bleiler (Gernsback).

Publications (87)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1894 Pall Mall Budget, September 6, 1894 MAGAZINE
September 1895 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 192
March 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 192
May 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Tauchnitz Collection 202
1897 Thirty Strange Stories Edward Arnold Collection 476
1898 Thirty Strange Stories Harper & Brothers Collection 476
August 1911 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 101
November 1911 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Mitchell Kennerley Collection |7
November 1911 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection |7
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 101
January 1915 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection
1924 Tales of Life and Adventure W. Collins Sons Collection 131
1924 The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus |8
1924 The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
September 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
December 1927 The Argosy, December 1927 The Amalgamated Press MAGAZINE 27
1929 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
February 1929 Amazing Stories, February 1929 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 975
1930 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Macmillan and Co. Collection
1937 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 277
1937 The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 277
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 277
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 277
1940 Short Stories: Second Series Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection |11
September 1946 The Time Machine: An Invention and Other Stories Penguin Books Collection 143
1948 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
1954 Tales of Life and Adventure Collins Collection
1957 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 322
September 1958 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1960 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 284
1962 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1963 Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 7
June 1963 Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 7
1964 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1965 The Cone Fontana Collection 54
1965 Tales of Life and Adventure Collins Collection 121
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |14
1966 Stories from Science Fiction Thomas Nelson & Sons Anthology 106
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Peter Smith Publisher Collection
September 1966 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 284
1968 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1973 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1974 Thirty Strange Stories Causeway Books Collection 476
1974 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 284
1977 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1979 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books (US) Collection 184
1980 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection |7
July 1980 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection 111
1981 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books (US) Collection 184
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 284
1988 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 184
1990 Short Stories The Folio Society Collection |11
October 1996 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |8
March 1998 Thirty Strange Stories Carroll & Graf Collection 385
August 1998 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 71
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |8
June 2004 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Project Gutenberg Collection
July 2004 Selected Stories of H. G. Wells Modern Library Collection 203
July 2005 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |7
January 2006 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents The Echo Library Collection
January 2006 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Echo Library Collection |8
December 2006 The Man Who Could Work Miracles Tartarus Press Collection
May 2007 The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection |1
December 2007 The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection 3
2009 A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales Fall River Press Collection 27
January 2009 A Dream of Armageddon Cybraria Collection
March 2010 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 60
May 2010 A Dream of Armageddon Kessinger Collection
April 2011 Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 74
January 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 51
February 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents CreateSpace Collection
July 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 95
August 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
August 2013 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
January 2017 The Crystal Egg and Other Stories Wordsworth Editions Collection 207
April 2017 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |8
May 2018 The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 311
May 2018 The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |311
November 2018 H.G. Wells: Timeless Adventures from the Father of Science Fiction Prion / Carlton Omnibus 515
June 2019 Thirty Strange Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |476
2020 The Time Machine & Other Stories Arcturus Publishing Collection 151
March 2024 Tales of Life and Adventure Faded Page Collection |14