| "The Colour Out of Space" |
H. P. Lovecraft
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1927 |
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| 1952 | Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin |
| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1999 | Locus All Time Poll |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2018 | ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories |
| 2018 | Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story |
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| "The Country of the Blind" |
H. G. Wells
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1904 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1971 | 1971 WSFA-Analog Poll of Best Pre-1940 SF Short Stories by Michael T. Shoemaker |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology edited by Greenberg, Warrick, Waugh |
| 1998 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 5: The British Way edited by James Gunn |
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| "The Mortal Immortal" |
Mary Shelley
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1833 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1981 | Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
| 2010 | The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women edited by Mike Ashley |
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| "The People of the Pit" |
A. Merritt
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1918 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
| 1979 | The Road to Science Fiction v. 2: From Wells to Heinlein edited by James Gunn |
| 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts |
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| "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" |
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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1937 |
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| Richard Lupoff Recommended Short Stories |
| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Brick Moon" |
Edward Everett Hale
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1869 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Eternal Adam" |
Jules Verne
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1957 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Extra Sensory Perfection" |
Hugo Gernsback
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1955 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Humanity on Venus" |
Olaf Stapledon
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1930 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Jungle Journey" |
Philip Wylie
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1958 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Los Amigos Fiasco" |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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1892 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Lost in a Comet's Tail; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Strange Adventure with His New Air-Ship" |
Luis Senarens
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1895 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Lotus Eaters" |
Stanley G. Weinbaum
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1935 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Place of Pain" |
M. P. Shiel
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1914 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "System" |
Karel Čapek,
Josef Čapek
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1908 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" |
Edgar Allan Poe
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1835 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "Voyage to the Moon" |
Cyrano de Bergerac
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1650 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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| "The Wondersmith" |
Fitz-James O'Brien
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1859 |
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| 1967 | Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz |
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