The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
THE STOLEN BACILLUS
AND OTHER INCIDENTS
by
author of "the time machine," "the wonderful visit,"
"the wheels of chance," etc.
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
new york: the macmillan company
1904
TO
H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON
MOST of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the Pall Mall Budget, two were published in the Pall Mall Gazette, and one in St James's Gazette. I desire to make the usual acknowledgments. The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the Observatory, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne Leader.
H. G. WELLS.
| PAGE | ||
| I. | The Stolen Bacillus | 1 |
| II. | The Flowering of the Strange Orchid | 17 |
| III. | In The Avu Observatory | 36 |
| IV. | The Triumphs of a Taxidermist | 53 |
| V. | A Deal in Ostriches | 62 |
| VI. | Through a Window | 73 |
| VII. | The Temptation of Harringay | 93 |
| VIII. | The Flying Man | 106 |
| IX. | The Diamond Maker | 122 |
| X. | Æpyornis Island | 140 |
| XI. | The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes | 168 |
| XII. | The Lord of the Dynamos | 192 |
| XIII. | The Hammerpond Park Burglary | 214 |
| XIV. | A Moth—Genus Novo | 232 |
| XV. | The Treasure in the Forest | 257 |
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