The Plattner Story
| First published | April 1896 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Synopsis
Available on page 489, <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GRSBCKYR1999">Bleiler (Gernsback)</a>.
Notes
First published: The New Review Apr, 1896.(May 1896, according to notes in A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales p.365)
Amazing Stories, July 1927, unsigned illustration.
External Links
Publications (93)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1896 | The New Review, April 1896 | William Heinemann | MAGAZINE | 349 |
| 1897 | Thirty Strange Stories | Edward Arnold | Collection | 34 |
| March 1897 | The Plattner Story and Others | Methuen | Collection | 2 |
| 1898 | Thirty Strange Stories | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 34 |
| July 1900 | The Plattner Story and Others | Tauchnitz | Collection | 9 |
| August 1911 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | 204 |
| August 1913 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | 204 |
| 1924 | Tales of the Unexpected | W. Collins Sons | Collection | 71 |
| 1924 | The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories | T. Fisher Unwin | Omnibus | |12 |
| 1924 | The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories | Charles Scribner's Sons | Omnibus | |
| December 1925 | The Obliterated Man and Other Stories | Haldeman-Julius | Collection | |
| 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| June 1927 | Ghost Stories, June 1927 | Constructive Pub. Corp. | MAGAZINE | 22 |
| July 1927 | Amazing Stories, July 1927 | Experimenter Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 355 |
| September 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| October 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| 1929 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | |
| 1929 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | The Literary Guild | Collection | |
| 1931 | The Stolen Body and Other Tales of the Unexpected | London Book Co. | Collection | |6 |
| 1937 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | 317 |
| 1937 | The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | 317 |
| 1938 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Garden City Publishing Co. | Collection | 317 |
| 1938 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | 317 |
| September 1940 | Short Stories: First Series | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | 137 |
| 1948 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| 1952 | 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | 441 |
| 1954 | Tales of the Unexpected | Collins | Collection | |
| 1957 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 367 |
| September 1958 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| 1960 | 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | 441 |
| 1960 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 325 |
| 1962 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| July 1962 | Tales of the Supernatural | Panther | Anthology | 7 |
| 1963 | Best Stories of H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | Collection | 16 |
| June 1963 | Best Stories of H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | Collection | 16 |
| 1964 | 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | 441 |
| 1964 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| 1965 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | |
| 1966 | Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | |4 |
| 1966 | 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | 441 |
| 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 | 325 |
| 1968 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| 1970 | Mystery! An Anthology of Baffling Stories | Blackie | Anthology | 149 |
| 1973 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| 1974 | Thirty Strange Stories | Causeway Books | Collection | 34 |
| 1974 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 325 |
| 1977 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| August 1977 | Empire of the Ants and 8 Science Fiction Stories | Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap | Collection | |
| 1979 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 193 |
| 1981 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 193 |
| 1982 | Works of H. G. Wells | Avenel Books | Omnibus | 605 |
| 1983 | Lost Souls: A Collection of English Ghost Stories | Ohio University Press | Anthology | 212 |
| 1983 | Lost Souls: A Collection of English Ghost Stories | Ohio University Press | Anthology | |
| 1987 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 325 |
| 1988 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 193 |
| 1990 | Short Stories | The Folio Society | Collection | |14 |
| October 1996 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |15 |
| March 1998 | Thirty Strange Stories | Carroll & Graf | Collection | 27 |
| August 1998 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | J. M. Dent | Collection | 101 |
| April 2004 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |15 |
| July 2004 | Selected Stories of H. G. Wells | Modern Library | Collection | 33 |
| January 2006 | The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories | The Echo Library | Collection | |15 |
| 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 | |9 |
| December 2007 | The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 100 |
| 2009 | A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales | Fall River Press | Collection | 79 |
| January 2009 | A Dream of Armageddon | Cybraria | Collection | |
| August 2009 | Short Science Fiction Collection 23 | LibriVox | Anthology | |4 |
| March 2010 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Waking Lion Press | Collection | 131 |
| May 2010 | A Dream of Armageddon | Kessinger | Collection | |
| April 2011 | Complete Short Story Omnibus | Gollancz | Collection | 107 |
| January 2013 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | CreateSpace | Collection | 103 |
| April 2013 | The Plattner Story and Others | Forgotten Books | Collection | |
| June 2013 | The Plattner Story and Others | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |2 |
| July 2013 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | CreateSpace | Collection | 197 |
| January 2017 | The Crystal Egg and Other Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 145 |
| February 2017 | Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| April 2017 | The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories | Enhanced Media Publishing | Collection | |15 |
| 2018 | Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| May 2018 | The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | 171 |
| May 2018 | The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | |171 |
| December 2018 | Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | |14 |
| June 2019 | Thirty Strange Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |34 |
| July 2019 | The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection | Vintage Books | Anthology | 329 |
| July 2019 | The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection | Vintage Books | Anthology | |
| 2020 | The Time Machine & Other Stories | Arcturus Publishing | Collection | 239 |
| 2020 | Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| January 2021 | Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird | The British Library | Anthology | 23 |
| September 2021 | Tales of the Unexpected | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |71 |
| January 2022 | Cosmic Horror Monthly, January 2022 | Cosmic Horror Monthly | MAGAZINE | |11 |
| January 2023 | Hidden Realms Short Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology |