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Title: The Lost Inheritance

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Title: The Lost Inheritance Title Record # 63076
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1896-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in The Pocket Magazine, September 1896 per Locus.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1905Translated by uncredited.
Italian L'eredità perduta
1930Translated by Lena Neumann
German Die verlorene Erbschaft [as by Herbert George Wells]
1959Translated by Lydia Belinfante
Dutch De erfenis
1959Translated by B. Bereanu
Romanian
Moștenirea pierdută?Mostenirea pierduta

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thirty Strange Stories 1897-00-00 H. G. Wells Edward Arnold     vi+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Plattner Story and Others 1897-03-00 H. G. Wells Methuen  
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).
vii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Thirty Strange Stories 1898-00-00 H. G. Wells Harper & Brothers     vi+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Plattner Story and Others 1900-07-00 H. G. Wells Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #3436)     294
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  
Novelle straordinarie 1905-00-00 H. G. Wells Fratelli Treves     211
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 C. Ondano  
Tales of Life and Adventure 1924-00-00 H. G. Wells W. Collins Sons 33
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).
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
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.
coll  
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.
coll  
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.
coll  
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.
coll  
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  
Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis 1930-00-00 Herbert George Wells Zsolnay (Herbert George Wells: Gesammelte Werke in Einzelausgaben)   RM 6.00 371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll George Charles Beresford  
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.
coll  
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.
coll  
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  
Tales of Life and Adventure 1954-00-00 H. G. Wells Collins     254
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  
De tijdmachine en andere verhalen 1959-00-00 H. G. Wells Het Spectrum (Prisma #427) 427   187
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 Eppo Doeve Checkmark
Povestiri 1959-00-00 H. G. Wells ESPLA (Meridiane)     256
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
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.
coll  
Tales of Life and Adventure 1965-00-00 H. G. Wells Collins     254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
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
Thirty Strange Stories 1974-00-00 H. G. Wells Causeway Books 0-88356-028-3   504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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.
coll  
De tijdmachine en andere verhalen 1978-00-00 H. G. Wells Het Spectrum (Prisma #1848) 90-274-0977-3   187
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 Studio Spectrum Checkmark
Works of H. G. Wells 1982-00-00 H. G. Wells Avenel Books 0-517-37153-7   ix+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Romas Kukalis Checkmark
De tijdmachine en andere verhalen 1984-00-00 H. G. Wells Het Spectrum (Prisma #2265) 90-274-1408-4   187
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 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  
De tijdmachine en andere verhalen 1993-00-00 H. G. Wells Het Spectrum (Prisma SF & fantasy klassieken) 90-274-3284-8   243
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  
Thirty Strange Stories 1998-03-00 H. G. Wells Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0488-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
406
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  
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  
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
The Plattner Story and Others 2013-04-28 H. G. Wells Forgotten Books (Classic Reprint) 978-1-4400-5974-2
$10.18?$: US dollar
350
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  
The Plattner Story and Others 2013-06-20 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 42989
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Thirty Strange Stories 2019-06-17 H. G. Wells Project Gutenberg 59774
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Tales of Life and Adventure 2024-03-12 H. G. Wells Faded Page 20240313
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
The Short Stories of H. G. Wells date unknown H. G. Wells Odhams Press     375
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Plattner Story and Others date unknown H. G. Wells Barnes & Noble Books / Google Books      
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Tales of Life and Adventure date unknown H. G. Wells Collins / BCE     254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
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