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The Stolen Bacillus

H. G. Wells

First published September 1895
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes


• Published 21 June 1894 in The Pall Mall Budget – "a weekly digest of articles from The Pall Mall Gazette" (Wikipedia). • Pearson's Magazine, June 1905, illus. by {{a|B. E. Minns}}. • Short Stories, May 1908.

Publications (89)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1895 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 1
March 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 1
May 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Tauchnitz Collection 9
1897 Thirty Strange Stories Edward Arnold Collection 114
1898 Thirty Strange Stories Harper & Brothers Collection 114
June 1905 Pearson's Magazine, June 1905 C. Arthur Pearson MAGAZINE 633
August 1911 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 41
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 41
1924 Tales of Life and Adventure W. Collins Sons Collection 123
December 1925 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Stories Haldeman-Julius Collection
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
September 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
1929 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
1930 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Macmillan and Co. Collection
1933 Great Stories of All Nations: One Hundred Sixty Complete Stories from the Literatures of All Periods and Countries Tudor Publishing Company Anthology 403
1934 The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman and The Dream Odhams Press Omnibus 483
1937 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 191
1937 The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 191
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 191
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 191
1940 Short Stories: Second Series Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection |1
September 1946 The Time Machine: An Invention and Other Stories Penguin Books Collection 103
1948 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
1952 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 336
1954 Tales of Life and Adventure Collins Collection
1957 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 223
September 1958 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
1960 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 336
1960 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 195
1962 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
1964 The Best of Sci-Fi (Three) Mayflower-Dell Anthology 100
1964 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 336
1964 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
February 1964 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 100
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1965 Tales of Life and Adventure Collins Collection 17
1966 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 336
September 1966 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 195
1968 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
June 1969 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 100
July 1972 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 100
1973 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
October 1973 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 100
1974 Thirty Strange Stories Causeway Books Collection 114
1974 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 195
June 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 100
October 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 100
1977 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
April 1978 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 329
1979 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books (US) Collection 147
January 1979 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 329
1981 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books (US) Collection 147
July 1981 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 331
August 1986 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 331
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 195
1988 Selected Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 147
1990 Short Stories The Folio Society Collection |5
September 1990 The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories / L'Empire des fourmis et autres nouvelles Le Livre de Poche Collection 23
October 1996 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |3
March 1998 Thirty Strange Stories Carroll & Graf Collection 89
August 1998 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 3
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |3
June 2004 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Project Gutenberg Collection
2005 The Stolen Bacillus & Other Incidents Westholme Publishing Collection 13
May 2005 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 329
May 2005 The Country of the Blind Penguin Books Collection 48
October 2005 The Stolen Bacillus Dodo Press Collection
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 |3
March 2010 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 19
April 2011 Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 3
October 2011 Bacillus: Classic Stories of the Microbial and Contagious Coachwhip Publications Anthology
January 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 21
February 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents CreateSpace Collection
July 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 33
August 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
February 2016 H. G. Wells: The Dover Reader Dover Publications Omnibus
January 2017 The Crystal Egg and Other Stories Wordsworth Editions Collection 191
February 2017 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 12
April 2017 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |3
2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 12
December 2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection |1
June 2019 Thirty Strange Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |114
2020 The Time Machine & Other Stories Arcturus Publishing Collection 194
2020 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 12
March 2024 Tales of Life and Adventure Faded Page Collection |2