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God the Invisible King

H. G. Wells

First published May 1917
Type Nonfiction

<ul> The Preface opens: &nbsp; "This book sets out as forcibly and exactly as possible the religious belief of the writer. ... and closes (quote): &nbsp; H. G. W. &nbsp; Dunmow, May, 1917. --viewed as Project Gutenberg ebook #1046, <i>God The Invisible King</i>, source text not identified (no publisher nor date) </ul>

  • Title pages of the 1917 UK and US eds. both display the title on two lines, with a slight size difference (centered, quote):   GOD   THE INVISIBLE KING
  • Apparently the Preface text is identical, and as below, in the 1917 UK and US editions, as pp. v-xvii and pp. ix-xx respectively. (both viewed at HathiTrust)
  • Canadian publisher advertisement The Globe (Toronto) 1917-05-26 p9 fashions the title:   God, the Invisible King (so punctuated and capitalized) and states:   CANADA IS FIGHTING FOR THIS GOD (as Now ready at all bookstores; $1.25; Published by the Macmillans, Toronto).
Wikipedia

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1917 God, The Invisible King The Macmillan Company Nonfiction
May 1917 God the Invisible King Cassell & Company Nonfiction
1925 The Undying Fire and Philosophical and Theological Speculations T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus
1925 The Undying Fire and Philosophical and Theological Speculations Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
1930 Cover The Invisible Man, The Secret Places of the Heart and God the Invisible King Odhams Press Omnibus 279
May 2006 God the Invisible King Project Gutenberg Nonfiction