First published in The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement, Dec 6, 1896.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1897 |
|
The Plattner Story and Others | Methuen | Collection | 126 |
| July 1900 |
|
The Plattner Story and Others | Tauchnitz | Collection | 128 |
| 1927 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 |
| 1927 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 |
| September 1927 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 |
| October 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 | |
| 1929 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | |
| 1929 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | The Literary Guild | Collection | ||
| 1948 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 |
| 1957 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 471 |
| September 1958 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| November 1959 |
|
Aspects of Science Fiction | John Murray | Anthology | 154 |
| 1960 |
|
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 418 |
| 1962 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| 1963 |
|
Best Stories of H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | Collection | 113 |
| June 1963 |
|
Best Stories of H. G. Wells | Ballantine Books | Collection | 113 |
| 1964 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| 1965 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | ||
| 1966 | Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells | Dover Publications | Collection | |17 | |
| 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 | 418 |
| 1968 |
|
Aspects of Science Fiction | John Murray | Anthology | 154 |
| 1968 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| 1970 |
|
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 76 |
| August 1971 | The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | ||
| 1973 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| 1974 |
|
Thirty Strange Stories | Causeway Books | Collection | 442 |
| 1974 |
|
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 418 |
| May 1974 | The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 76 | |
| 1977 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 |
| September 1977 | The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 76 | |
| 1978 |
|
Horror | John Murray | Anthology | 98 |
| 1979 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 253 | |
| April 1980 |
|
Haunted Shores: Thirteen Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre | William Kimber | Anthology | 47 |
| 1981 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 253 |
| April 1982 |
|
The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 76 |
| 1984 |
|
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 193 |
| 1984 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1985 |
|
Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 765 |
| 1985 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1985 |
|
Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 765 |
| 1985 |
|
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 193 |
| October 1985 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Viking UK | Anthology | ||
| 1987 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 418 | |
| 1987 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 83 |
| October 1987 |
|
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 193 |
| 1988 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 253 | |
| 1991 |
|
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Bloomsbury | Anthology | |
| March 1998 |
|
Thirty Strange Stories | Carroll & Graf | Collection | 357 |
| April 2013 |
|
The Plattner Story and Others | Forgotten Books | Collection | |
| June 2013 |
|
The Plattner Story and Others | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |126 |
| January 2017 |
|
The Crystal Egg and Other Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 263 |
| April 2018 |
|
Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep | Things in the Well Publications / Oz Horror Con | Anthology | |5 |
| March 2022 |
|
Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 157 |
| 2025 |
|
The Sea-Raiders | Fathom Press | Chapbook |