The Lord of the Dynamos
| 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 |