Title: A Slip Under the Microscope

Title: A Slip Under the Microscope Title Record # 63078
Author: H. G. Wells
Date: 1896-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: online-literature.com
Language: English

Note: First published in Yellow Book, January 1896

Synopsis: A university botany student, who is in competition with another student for the affections of a third student, unintentionally 'cheats' in an exam.

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Year	Language	Title
1905^ⓘTranslated by uncredited.	Italian	Un esame al microscopio

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
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
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1911-08-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons		2/-^?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).	xii+ 574	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1913-08-00	H. G. Wells	Thomas Nelson & Sons (Nelson's Library)		-/7^?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).	xii+ 574	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
The First Men in the Moon and Some More Human Stories	1925-00-00	H. G. Wells	T. Fisher Unwin (The Works of H. G. Wells #6)			xii+ 448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The First Men in the Moon and Some More Human Stories	1925-00-00	H. G. Wells	Charles Scribner's Sons (The Works of H. G. Wells #6)			xii+ 448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
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
A Slip Under the Microscope	1931-06-27	H. G. Wells	Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #1664)	1664		63	ph^?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.	coll
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 Time Machine: An Invention and Other Stories	1946-09-21	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Wells' Eightieth Birthday)	573	1/-^?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).	284	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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	1996-10-31	H. G. Wells	Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics)	0-19-282827-4		xxxvii+ 534	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
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
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2004-04-02	H. G. Wells	Project Gutenberg	11870	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	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 Country of the Blind, and Other Stories	2006-01-10	H. G. Wells	The Echo Library	1-84637-793-5	$14.99^?$: US dollar	302	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 Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories	2007-05-31	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	978-0-14-193711-3	£7.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Kate Gibb
The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories	2007-12-18	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	978-0-14-144198-6	£9.99^?£: UK pound	xxxii+ 432	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	Kate Gibb
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2010-03-23	H. G. Wells	Waking Lion Press	978-1-4341-0292-8	$21.99^?$: US dollar	398	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
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2013-01-17	H. G. Wells	CreateSpace	978-1-4819-9061-5	$9.99^?$: US dollar	310	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	2013-04-28	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
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories	2013-07-29	H. G. Wells	CreateSpace	978-1-4912-2057-3	$15.20^?$: US dollar	576	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
A Slip Under the Microscope	2015-02-26	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Penguin Little Black Classics #77)	978-0-14-139875-4	£0.80^?£: UK pound	55	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
A Slip Under the Microscope	2015-02-26	H. G. Wells	Penguin Books (Penguin Little Black Classics #77)	978-0-14-139876-1	£0.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Crystal Egg and Other Stories	2017-01-09	H. G. Wells	Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics)	978-1-84022-739-0	£1.99^?£: UK pound	xxx+ 450	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	Carolyn Arcabascio
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories	2017-04-21	H. G. Wells	Enhanced Media Publishing	978-1-365-89161-8	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Frank R. Paul
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
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
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
Tales of Life and Adventure	date unknown	H. G. Wells	Collins / BCE			254	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Newnes Golden Treasury	date unknown	ed. A. C. Marshall	George Newnes			1192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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