A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
By James De Mille
Length9h 18m
About this audiobook
Shipwrecked in the Antarctic, a sailor discovers a world where every human value is turned upside down and death is the ultimate honor. This startling work of social satire and adventure explores a society that thrives on darkness and finds beauty in the macabre. The narrative, found within a copper cylinder, challenges the reader's assumptions about civilization and morality. It is a hauntingly imaginative masterpiece that defies easy categorization.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.5 (1.6K)
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GenreScience Fiction, Romance
Length9 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I — THE FINDING OF THE COPPER CYLINDER
2"ADAM MORE."
3CHAPTER II — ADRIFT IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN
4CHAPTER III — A WORLD OF FIRE AND DESOLATION: THE LETTER.
5CHAPTER IV — THE SIGHT OF HUMAN BEINGS
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6CHAPTER V — THE TORRENT SWEEPING UNDER THE MOUNTAINS
7CHAPTER VI — THE NEW WORLD
8CHAPTER VII — SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND SCEPTICISM
9CHAPTER VIII — THE CAVE-DWELLERS
10CHAPTER IX — THE CAVERN OF THE DEAD
11CHAPTER X — THE SACRED HUNT
12CHAPTER XI — THE SWAMP MONSTER
13CHAPTER XII — THE BALEFUL SACRIFICE
14CHAPTER XIII — THE AWFUL "MISTA KOSEK"
15CHAPTER XIV — I LEARN MY DOOM
16CHAPTER XV — THE KOHEN IS INEXORABLE
17CHAPTER XVI — THE KOSEKIN
18CHAPTER XVII — BELIEF AND UNBELIEF
19CHAPTER XVIII — A VOYAGE OVER THE POLE
20CHAPTER XIX — THE WONDERS OF THE "AMIR"
21CHAPTER XX — THE DARK MAIDEN LAYELAH
22CHAPTER XXI — THE FLYING MONSTER
23CHAPTER XXII — ESCAPE
24CHAPTER XXIII — THE ISLAND OF FIRE
25CHAPTER XXIV — RECAPTURE
26CHAPTER XXV — FALLING, LIKE ICARUS, INTO THE SEA
27CHAPTER XXVI — GRIMM'S LAW AGAIN
28CHAPTER XXVII — OXENDEN PREACHES A SERMON
29CHAPTER XXVIII — IN PRISON
30CHAPTER XXIX — THE CEREMONY OF SEPARATION
31CHAPTER XXX — THE DAY OF SACRIFICE
32CHAPTER XXXI — CONCLUSION
33IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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