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The Ablest Man in the World

Edward Page Mitchell

First published May 1879
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

First published in the May 4, 1879 issue of "The New York Sun".

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1879 The Sun, May 4, 1879 Charles A. Dana MAGAZINE 2
1885 Stories by American Authors X Charles Scribner's Sons Anthology 45
1973 Cover The Crystal Man: Landmark Science Fiction Doubleday Collection 25
1980 Cover Omul de cristal Editura Univers Collection
July 2006 The Tachypomp and Other Stories Project Gutenberg of Australia Collection |4
September 2009 The Tachypomp and Other Stories International Business Publications Collection
December 2011 Cover The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction Wordsworth Editions Anthology 849
February 2013 Cover Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories from 'The Sun' Feedbooks Collection 95
October 2013 Cover L'homme le plus doué du monde Franciscopolis Chapbook |1
July 2015 Cover Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories from 'The Sun' CreateSpace Collection |10
November 2015 Cover Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories from 'The Sun' CreateSpace Collection |10
February 2016 Cover Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories from 'The Sun' CreateSpace Collection |10
December 2016 Cover Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction Dover Publications Anthology |8
January 2017 Cover Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction Dover Publications Anthology 69
November 2017 Cover Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories From 'The Sun' Collection
November 2018 Cover Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology 246
January 2023 Cover Tales of Science Roy Glashan's Library Collection |4
January 2023 Cover Tales of Science Project Gutenberg of Australia Collection |4
October 2025 Cover The Classic Science Fiction Collection Arcturus Publishing Anthology 349
November 2025 Cover The Classic Science Fiction Collection Sirius Anthology 349