 The Stolen Body

"The Stolen Body" is a science fiction short story by H. G. Wells that was originally published in The Strand Magazine (November 1898); collected in "Twelve Stories and a Dream" (1903) and "Tales of the Unexpected" (1924); reprinted in "Weird Tales" magazine (November 1925) and was later reprinted in many collections and anthologies.The story's main characters are a pair of casual paranormal researchers who are experimenting with the idea of astral projection.