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A Dream of Armageddon

H. G. Wells

First published October 1903
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

In a series of dreams a contemporary man envisions the outbreak of a future war mostly fought by aeroplanes.

Notes

First published in the magazine Black and White Budget, May/June 1901. May have inspired ''The War in the Air'', published in 1908. There are no protagonists or plot developments common to the two texts, though.

Publications (83)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1903 Cover Twelve Stories and a Dream Macmillan and Co. Collection 331
April 1905 Twelve Stories and a Dream Charles Scribner's Sons Collection 291
August 1911 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 394
November 1911 Cover The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Mitchell Kennerley Collection |3
November 1911 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection |3
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 394
January 1915 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection
1924 Cover Tales of the Unexpected W. Collins Sons Collection 140
1924 The Invisible Man / The War of the Worlds / A Dream of Armageddon T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus |3
1924 The Invisible Man / The War of the Worlds / A Dream of Armageddon Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
March 1926 Cover Weird Tales, March 1926 Popular Fiction Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 337
1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
September 1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
1929 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
1930 The First Men in the Moon, The World Set Free and Short Stories Odhams Press Omnibus 355
1931 The Stolen Body and Other Tales of the Unexpected London Book Co. Collection |9
June 1931 A Woman's Heart and Other Stories Haldeman-Julius Collection
1937 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 988
1938 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 988
1938 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 988
1948 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
1952 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 888
1954 Tales of the Unexpected Collins Collection
1957 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1118
1960 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 888
1960 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1963 Cover Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 208
June 1963 Cover Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 208
1964 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 888
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1965 Cover The Cone Fontana Collection 86
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |10
1966 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 888
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Peter Smith Publisher Collection
September 1966 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1010
1968 The War of the Worlds / A Dream of Armageddon / The Land Ironclads Heron Books Omnibus |3
1973 Cover The Nightmare Reader Doubleday & Company Anthology 211
August 1973 Cover The Nightmare Reader Gollancz Anthology 211
1974 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 1010
April 1976 Cover The Nightmare Reader: Volume Two Pan Books Anthology 52
August 1977 Cover Empire of the Ants and 8 Science Fiction Stories Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Collection
1980 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection |3
July 1980 Cover The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection 43
1982 Cover Works of H. G. Wells Avenel Books Omnibus 642
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 1010
1990 Cover Short Stories The Folio Society Collection |22
October 1996 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |25
August 1998 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 547
March 1999 Cover New Horizons: Yesterday's Portraits of Tomorrow Arkham House Anthology 45
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |25
July 2004 Cover Selected Stories of H. G. Wells Modern Library Collection 174
July 2005 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |3
January 2006 Cover The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Echo Library Collection |25
December 2006 Cover The Man Who Could Work Miracles Tartarus Press Collection
May 2007 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection |17
December 2007 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection 269
September 2008 Twelve Stories and a Dream Project Gutenberg Collection |13
2009 Cover A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales Fall River Press Collection 189
January 2009 Cover A Dream of Armageddon Cybraria Collection
March 2010 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 262
May 2010 Cover A Dream of Armageddon Kessinger Collection
February 2011 Cover H. G. Wells: Tales of the Weird and Supernatural Coachwhip Publications Collection
April 2011 Cover Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 596
January 2013 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 198
June 2013 Cover Weird Tales, March 1926 Girasol Collectables Anthology 337
July 2013 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 381
August 2013 Cover Twelve Stories and a Dream Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
August 2013 Cover The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
February 2017 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 352
April 2017 Cover The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |25
2018 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 352
May 2018 Cover The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 244
May 2018 Cover The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |244
November 2018 Cover H.G. Wells: Timeless Adventures from the Father of Science Fiction Prion / Carlton Omnibus 567
December 2018 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection |25
2019 Cover Weird Tales Pulp Classics on DVD Anthology 337|10703337
2020 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 352
March 2021 Cover The War of the Worlds & Other Tales Flame Tree Press Omnibus 226
September 2021 Tales of the Unexpected Project Gutenberg Collection |140
July 2023 Cover Lost Atlantis Short Stories Flame Tree Press Anthology 387