Synopsis
The artist Raut is visiting Horrocks, the manager of an ironworks in Stoke-on-Trent, while surveying the artistic possibilities of the industrial landscape; he starts an affair with the manager's wife. Horrocks takes Raut on a tour, and shows him a highly advanced blast furnace before pushing him into it.
Notes
First published: Unicorn, September 18, 1895
Publications (107)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |
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Thirty Strange Stories | Edward Arnold | Collection | 307 |
| March 1897 |
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The Plattner Story and Others | Methuen | Collection | 179 |
| 1898 |
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Thirty Strange Stories | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 307 |
| July 1900 |
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The Plattner Story and Others | Tauchnitz | Collection | 177 |
| August 1911 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | 25 |
| November 1911 |
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The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | Mitchell Kennerley | Collection | |4 |
| November 1911 | The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | Grant Richards | Collection | |4 | |
| August 1913 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | 25 | |
| January 1915 | The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | Grant Richards | Collection | ||
| 1924 |
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Tales of Life and Adventure | W. Collins Sons | Collection | 109 |
| 1924 |
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The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories | T. Fisher Unwin | Omnibus | |4 |
| 1924 |
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The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories | Charles Scribner's Sons | Omnibus | |
| 1925 |
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The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories | Haldeman-Julius | Collection | |
| 1927 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 |
| 1927 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 |
| July 1927 | The Argosy, July 1927 | The Amalgamated Press | MAGAZINE | 70 | |
| September 1927 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 |
| October 1927 | The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 | |
| September 1928 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| 1929 |
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The Omnibus of Crime | Harcourt, Brace & Company | Anthology | 1139 |
| 1929 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | |
| 1929 | The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | The Literary Guild | Collection | ||
| April 1929 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| August 1929 |
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The Omnibus of Crime | Payson & Clarke | Anthology | 1139 |
| May 1930 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| September 1930 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| August 1931 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| June 1932 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| January 1933 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| December 1933 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | Gollancz | Anthology | 1190 | |
| 1937 |
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | 448 |
| 1937 | The Omnibus of Crime | Garden City Publishing Co. | Anthology | 1139 | |
| 1938 |
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Garden City Publishing Co. | Collection | 448 |
| 1938 |
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The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Doubleday, Doran | Collection | 448 |
| September 1946 |
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The Time Machine: An Invention and Other Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 178 |
| 1947 |
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Hold Your Breath: Stories of Suspense | Dell | Anthology | 33 |
| 1948 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 |
| 1954 | Tales of Life and Adventure | Collins | Collection | ||
| 1957 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 513 |
| September 1958 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1960 |
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The Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | |
| 1961 |
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Horror Stories | Paul Elek | Anthology | 216 |
| 1962 |
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The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 257 |
| 1962 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1963 |
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Striking Terror: A Selection of Great Horror Stories | Arthur Barker | Anthology | 191 |
| 1963 |
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Human and Inhuman Stories | Macfadden-Bartell | Anthology | 137 |
| 1964 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1965 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | ||
| 1965 |
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The Cone | Fontana | Collection | 7 |
| 1965 |
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The Arrow Book of Horror Stories | Arrow Books | Anthology | |
| 1965 |
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Tales of Life and Adventure | Collins | Collection | 109 |
| 1966 | The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 257 | |
| September 1966 |
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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 457 |
| 1967 |
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Human and Inhuman Stories | Macfadden-Bartell | Anthology | 137 |
| 1968 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1969 |
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The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 257 |
| July 1970 |
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Selections from The Pan Book of Horror Stories #3 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 181 |
| 1971 |
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The Pan Book of Revenge Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 108 |
| 1973 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1974 |
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Thirty Strange Stories | Causeway Books | Collection | 307 |
| 1974 |
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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | Ernest Benn | Collection | 457 |
| February 1974 |
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Human and Inhuman Stories | Manor Books | Anthology | 137 |
| 1977 |
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Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 |
| 1977 |
|
Human and Inhuman Stories | Manor Books | Anthology | 137 |
| 1978 | The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 257 | |
| 1979 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 263 | |
| 1980 | The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | David R. Godine | Collection | |4 | |
| 1980 |
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A Harvest of Horrors | Vanguard Press / BOMC | Anthology | 164 |
| May 1980 |
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A Harvest of Horrors | Vanguard Press | Anthology | 164 |
| July 1980 |
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The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | David R. Godine | Collection | 75 |
| 1981 |
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The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories | Citadel Press | Anthology | 111 |
| 1981 |
|
Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 263 |
| 1982 |
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Works of H. G. Wells | Avenel Books | Omnibus | 711 |
| 1983 | The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories | Citadel Press | Anthology | 111 | |
| 1987 | The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 457 | |
| 1988 | Selected Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 263 | |
| 1990 |
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Short Stories | The Folio Society | Collection | |17 |
| November 1991 |
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The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories | Carol Paperbacks / Carol Publishing Group | Anthology | 111 |
| July 1992 |
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The Dracula Book of Classic Horror Stories | Robert Hale | Anthology | 111 |
| October 1996 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |2 |
| March 1998 |
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Thirty Strange Stories | Carroll & Graf | Collection | 247 |
| May 1998 |
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The Red Room and Other Stories | Phoenix | Collection | 98 |
| August 1998 |
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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells | J. M. Dent | Collection | 198 |
| April 2004 | The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |2 | |
| July 2005 | The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |4 | |
| January 2006 |
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The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories | The Echo Library | Collection | 13|2 |
| May 2007 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | |5 |
| December 2007 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 42 |
| March 2010 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | Waking Lion Press | Collection | 8 |
| April 2011 |
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Complete Short Story Omnibus | Gollancz | Collection | 214 |
| January 2013 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | CreateSpace | Collection | 14 |
| April 2013 |
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The Plattner Story and Others | Forgotten Books | Collection | |
| June 2013 |
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The Plattner Story and Others | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |179 |
| July 2013 |
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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories | CreateSpace | Collection | 17 |
| August 2013 |
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The Door in the Wall and Other Stories | Bottom of the Hill Publishing | Collection | |
| January 2017 |
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The Crystal Egg and Other Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 17 |
| February 2017 |
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Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 106 |
| April 2017 |
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The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories | Enhanced Media Publishing | Collection | |2 |
| 2018 |
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Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 106 |
| November 2018 |
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H.G. Wells: Timeless Adventures from the Father of Science Fiction | Prion / Carlton | Omnibus | 533 |
| December 2018 |
|
Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | |10 |
| June 2019 | Thirty Strange Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |307 | |
| 2020 |
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The Time Machine & Other Stories | Arcturus Publishing | Collection | 136 |
| 2020 |
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Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales | Flame Tree Publishing | Collection | 106 |
| March 2020 |
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Tales of Terror | In Audio | Anthology | |
| March 2024 |
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Tales of Life and Adventure | Faded Page | Collection | |13 |
| November 2024 |
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Moon Falling: Short Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 74 |