The Runaway Skyscraper
| First published | February 1919 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
Synopsis
A Manhattan building inadvertently alters the Fourth Dimension, causing it to be propelled backwards in time until all of Manhattan disappears. The building settles into a forested area occupied by Indians. Naturally, an engineer is present, who figures out how to return the building to its proper time.<br> Available on page 244, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GRSBCKYR1999">Bleiler (Gernsback)</a>
Notes
First published in Argosy, 22 February 1919.
External Links
Publications (28)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| February 1919 |
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Argosy and Railroad Man's Magazine, February 22, 1919 | The Frank A. Munsey Company | MAGAZINE | 59 |
| June 1926 |
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Amazing Stories, June 1926 | Experimenter Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 250 |
| February 1966 |
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Amazing Stories, February 1966 | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | MAGAZINE | 50 |
| June 1967 |
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The Best of Amazing | Doubleday | Anthology | 40 |
| October 1968 | The Best of Amazing | Robert Hale | Anthology | ||
| June 1969 |
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The Best of Amazing | Belmont Books | Anthology | 39 |
| January 1980 |
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Fantastic, January 1980 | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | MAGAZINE | 102 |
| March 1999 |
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New Horizons: Yesterday's Portraits of Tomorrow | Arkham House | Anthology | 3 |
| January 2003 |
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Wondrous Beginnings | DAW Books | Anthology | 17 |
| December 2005 | The Runaway Skyscraper | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | ||
| May 2006 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | IndyPublish.com | Chapbook | |
| June 2006 |
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Lost Sanctum, #1 2006 | Wild Cat Books | MAGAZINE | 9 |
| August 2007 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | Wildside Press | Collection | 7 |
| August 2007 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | Wildside Press | Collection | 7 |
| January 2009 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | Dodo Press | Chapbook | |
| November 2009 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | Book Jungle | Chapbook | |
| May 2010 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | LibriVox | Chapbook | |
| March 2012 |
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The Murray Leinster Megapack | Wildside Press | Omnibus | |1 |
| July 2013 |
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Anthology of Sci-Fi V25: The Pulp Writers: Murray Leinster | Spastic Cat Press | Collection | |
| August 2014 |
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The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1926 Anthology | Experimenter Publishing Company | Anthology | 188 |
| August 2014 |
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The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1926 Anthology | Experimenter Publishing Company | Anthology | |16 |
| November 2015 |
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The First Murray Leinster Megapack ® | Wildside Press | Omnibus | |1 |
| December 2015 |
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The Second Murray Leinster Megapack ® | Wildside Press | Omnibus | |11 |
| November 2019 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |7 |
| September 2020 |
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Sidewise in Time | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 59 |
| September 2020 |
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Sidewise in Time | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| February 2021 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | Positronic Publishing | Chapbook | |
| February 2021 |
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The Runaway Skyscraper | Positronic Publishing | Chapbook |