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Title: The Stolen Body Title Record # 54843
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1898-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in The Strand Magazine, November 1898)
Synopsis: Available on page 490, Bleiler (Gernsback)
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Translations
Year Language Title
1910ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (often stated as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett").
 German
Der gestohlene Körper?Der gestohlene Koerper
1910ⓘTranslated by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett (also credited sometimes as "Gertrud J. Klett" or "Ingeborg Klett")
 German
Der gestohlene Körper?Der gestohlene Koerper
[as by Herbert George Wells]
1962ⓘTranslated by 宇野利泰 (Toshiyasu Uno)
 Japanese
盗まれた肉体?Nusumareta Nikutai
[as by
H・G・ウエルズ?H. G. Ueruzu
]
2023ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Der gestohlene Körper

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Strand Magazine, November 1898 1898-11-00 ed. Editors of The Strand Magazine, H. Greenhough Smith        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Twelve Stories and a Dream 1903-10-00 H. G. Wells Macmillan and Co.  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Twelve Stories and a Dream 1905-04-08 H. G. Wells Charles Scribner's Sons  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Der gestohlene Bazillus und andere Geschichten 1910-00-00 H. G. Wells Julius Hoffmann  
M 4.00?M: East German mark
 338
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected 1924-00-00 H. G. Wells W. Collins Sons  
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Weird Tales, November 1925 1925-11-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Andrew Brosnatch  
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1927-10-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1148
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Amazing Stories, January 1928 1928-01-00 ed. Hugo Gernsback Experimenter Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 104
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1929-00-00 H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1929-00-00 H. G. Wells The Literary Guild      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 coll  
The Stolen Body and Other Tales of the Unexpected 1931-00-00 H. G. Wells London Book Co. (Novel Library #175)     254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1937-00-00 H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran     vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1938-00-00 H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co.     vi+
1015
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1948-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
17/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1952-00-00 H. G. Wells Dover Publications  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 [10]+
915
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Sirchia Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected 1954-00-00 H. G. Wells Collins     252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1957-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
13/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1960-00-00 H. G. Wells Dover Publications T265   [10]+
915
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll dixon Checkmark
H・G・ウェルズ短篇集 III: モロー博士の島?H. G. Weruzu Tanpenshū 3: Morō Hakushi no Shima
 1962-06-00
H・G・ウエルズ?H. G. Ueruzu
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ・SF・シリーズ?Hayakawa SF shrīzu
#3035)		     219
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni
勝呂忠?すぐろただし
Suguro Tadashi
  
The Valley of Spiders 1964-00-00 H. G. Wells Fontana 1035
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1964-00-00 H. G. Wells Dover Publications T265
$4.50?$: US dollar
 915
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1965-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn     1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories 1965-02-00 H. G. Wells Bantam Pathfinder FP81
$0.50?$: US dollar
 167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Valley of Spiders 1965-08-00 H. G. Wells Fontana 1035   191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells 1966-00-00 H. G. Wells Dover Publications T2?
$4.50?$: US dollar
 [10]+
915
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories 1966-07-00 H. G. Wells Bantam Pathfinder FP81
$0.50?$: US dollar
 167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1966-09-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 vii+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Henry Mazzeo Doubleday 0-385-09373-X
$4.50?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ted Gorey Checkmark
The Valley of Spiders 1972-09-00 H. G. Wells Fontana 3038
£0.30?£: UK pound
 191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1974-00-00 H. G. Wells Ernest Benn 0-510-40301-8
$12.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Uncanny 1974-00-00 ed. Bryan A. Netherwood Blackie & Son 0-216-89725-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 x+
306
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Monster Makers 1974-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-01729-5
£1.80?£: UK pound
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth David Smee  
The Valley of Spiders 1974-05-00 H. G. Wells Fontana 0-00-613038-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
 191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Monster Makers: Creators and Creations of Fantasy and Horror 1974-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-5324-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
モロー博士の島?Morō Hakase no Shima
 1977-11-00
H・G・ウエルズ?H. G. Ueruzu
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#266)		 4-15-010266-X
¥340?¥: Japanese yen
 297
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 omni  
Das Kristallei 1979-00-00 Herbert George Wells Reclam Leipzig (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek #813) RUB0813
M 2.50?M: East German mark
 386+
[4]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Max Ernst Checkmark
Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis 1980-09-00 H. G. Wells Zsolnay (H. G. Wells Edition #6) 3-552-03240-1
DM 24.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Doris Byer Checkmark
Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis 1982-10-00 H. G. Wells Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #20256) 3-548-20256-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 270
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Theodor Bayer-Eynck Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1987-00-00 H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press 0-312-15855-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
1038
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Das Kristallei 1987-00-00 Herbert George Wells Reclam Leipzig (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek #813) 3-379-00184-8
M 2.50?M: East German mark
 386+
[4]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Max Ernst Checkmark
Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies 1988-10-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 11698
$7.98?$: US dollar
 xxi+
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
Weird Tales 1996-00-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0118-0   xiii+
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
Weird Tales 1996-00-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0294-2   xxi+
582
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1998-08-00 H. G. Wells J. M. Dent 0-460-87964-2
£30.00?£: UK pound
 xii+
883
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Selected Stories of H. G. Wells 2004-07-00 H. G. Wells Modern Library (Modern Library Classics) 0-812-97075-6
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
399
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Frank R. Paul  
The Man Who Could Work Miracles 2006-12-01 H. G. Wells Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-00-4
£35.00?£: UK pound
 xiv+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Twelve Stories and a Dream 2008-09-21 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 1743
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales 2009-00-00 H. G. Wells Fall River Press 978-1-4351-1583-5
$7.98?$: US dollar
 xvi+
367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kazuhiko Nakamura Checkmark
A Dream of Armageddon 2009-01-00 H. G. Wells Cybraria  
$3.26?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
A Dream of Armageddon 2010-05-00 H. G. Wells Kessinger 978-1-161-41702-9
$30.95?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
H. G. Wells: Tales of the Weird and Supernatural 2011-02-01 H. G. Wells Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-072-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
 260
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Complete Short Story Omnibus 2011-04-00 H. G. Wells Gollancz 978-0-575-09524-3
£25.00?£: UK pound
 959
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Twelve Stories and a Dream 2013-08-01 H. G. Wells Bottom of the Hill Publishing 978-1-4837-0299-5
$12.99?$: US dollar
 178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales 2017-02-02 H. G. Wells Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-464-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
 479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales 2018-00-00 H. G. Wells Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-226-5
$30.00?$: US dollar
 479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales 2018-12-15 H. G. Wells Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-252-4
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
Weird Tales 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Margaret Brundage Checkmark
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales 2020-00-00 H. G. Wells Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-464-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
 479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
Tales of the Unexpected 2021-09-28 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 66409
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Zinzolin Book of Occult Fiction 2022-06-21 ed. Brendan Connell Snuggly Books 978-1-64525-098-2
$22.00?$: US dollar
 334
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Mathieu Lauweriks  
100 Jahre Weird Tales Jubiläumsedition: 1923 bis 1929 2023-09-26 ed. Frank Festa, Hardy Kettlitz Festa     381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth C. C. Senf Checkmark
A Dream of Armageddon date unknown H. G. Wells Kessinger 978-1-4191-0103-8
$21.95?$: US dollar
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Selected Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Modern Library (Modern Library Classics) 978-0-8129-7075-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
399
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Frank R. Paul Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected date unknown H. G. Wells Collins / BCE     252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Dover Publications 0-486-20265-8
$7.50?$: US dollar
 915
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Theodore Menten Checkmark
Weird Tales, November 1925 date unknown ed. Farnsworth Wright Girasol Collectables  
$35.00?$: US dollar
 144
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Andrew Brosnatch Checkmark
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