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Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales

The War of the Worlds, Anthem, Space Viking, The Conquest of America…By Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, George MacDonald, Percy Greg, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ernest Bramah, Jonathan Swift, Cleveland Moffett, William Morris, Anthony Trollope, Richard Jefferies, William Dean Howells, Ayn Rand, Samuel Butler, Milo Hastings, David Lindsay, Edward Everett Hale, John Jacob Astor, Edward Bellamy, Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Lester Del Rey, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut, Frederik Pohl, Fritz Leiber, Irving E. Cox, Francis Bacon, Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert Cromie, Philip K. Dick, August Derleth, Richard Stockham, Abraham Merritt, Ignatius Donnelly, Owen Gregory, H. G. Wells, E. E. Smith, Stanley G. Weinbaum, E. M. Forster, Fred M. White, Garrett P. Serviss, Henry Rider Haggard, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edwin Lester Arnold, George Griffith, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Edwin A. Abbott, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Gertrude Barrows Bennett, Hugh Benson, Margaret Cavendish, Gustavus W. Pope

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In the expansive anthology, "Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales," the reader is transported through a rich tapestry of speculative fiction that traverses time and space. This collection boasts an unparalleled variety of themes, from the mysteries of distant planets and the intrigue of forgotten worlds, to the stark realities of dystopian futures and the exhilarating suspense of apocalyptic narratives. The anthology captures the essence of science fiction's evolution, showcasing works that have shaped and defined the genre. Particularly striking are pieces that delve into existential inquiries and societal critiques, engaging readers with both imaginative vistas and profound philosophical insights. The contributing authors are a veritable who's who of the science fiction pantheon, featuring prolific writers from the heights of 19th-century literature to the pioneers of modern speculative narrative. Names such as Verne, Wells, and Shelley lay the groundwork with their groundbreaking foresight and creativity, while others like Dick, Vonnegut, and Forster build upon these foundations with innovative explorations of human nature and technology. This collection reflects the historical and cultural shifts that percolated through the literary movements of their times, resulting in a compiled work that is as culturally enlightening as it is entertaining. "Sci-Fi Boxed Set" is an essential acquisition for any reader entranced by the infinite possibilities of speculative fiction. It serves as a gateway into a diverse world of perspectives and storytelling styles, offering an educational journey through the complexities explored by different authors. The anthology invites readers to experience a dialogue across generations of literary giants, each contributing to a broader understanding of humanity's place in the universe and beyond. This collection promises not only a treasure trove of stories but a lens through which to reflect on societal evolution and existential contemplation within a single, remarkable volume.

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1Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels &amp; Apocalyptic Tales

1393Chapter X. The Order of St Martin of Tours

2Preface

1394Chapter XI. Man Between Two Masters

3Chapter I. The Professor And His Family

1395Chapter XII. By Telescribe

4Chapter II. A Mystery To Be Solved At Any Price

1396Chapter XIII. The Effect of the Bomb

5Chapter III. The Runic Writing Exercises The Professor

1397Chapter XIV. The Last Chance and the Counsel of Expedience

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6Chapter IV. The Enemy To Be Starved Into Submission

1398Chapter XV. The Great Fiasco

7Chapter V. Famine, Then Victory, Followed By Dismay

1399Chapter XVI. The Dark Winter

8Chapter VI. Exciting Discussions About An Unparalleled Enterprise

1400Chapter XVII. The Incident of the 13th of January

9Chapter VII. A Woman’s Courage

1401Chapter XVIII. The Music and the Dance

10Chapter VIII. Serious Preparations For Vertical Descent

1402Chapter XIX. The &quot;Finis&quot; Message

11Chapter IX. Iceland! But What Next?

1403Chapter XX. Stobalt of Salaveira

12Chapter X. Interesting Conversations With Icelandic Savants

1404Chapter XXI. The Bargain of Famine

13Chapter XI. A Guide Found To The Centre Of The Earth

1405Chapter XXII. &quot;Poor England.&quot;

14Chapter XII. A Barren Land

1406Chapter I. The Red and Black and Gold Struggle for Supremacy on the Changing Map of the World

15Chapter XIII. Hospitality Under The Arctic Circle

14071

16Chapter XIV. But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too

14082

17Chapter XV. Snæfell At Last

14093

18Chapter XVI. Boldly Down The Crater

14104

19Chapter XVII. Vertical Descent

1411Chapter II. I Explore the Potash Mines of Stassfurt and Find a Diary in a Dead Man&#x27;s Pocket

20Chapter XVIII. The Wonders Of Terrestrial Depths

14121

21Chapter XIX. Geological Studies In Situ

14132

22Chapter XX. The First Signs Of Distress

14143

23Chapter XXI. Compassion Fuses The Professor’s Heart

14154

24Chapter XXII. Total Failure Of Water

14165

25Chapter XXIII. Water Discovered

1417Chapter III. In a Black Utopia the Blond Brood Breeds and Swarms

26Chapter XXIV. Well Said, Old Mole! Canst Thou Work I’ The Ground So Fast?

14181

27Chapter XXV. De Profundis

14192

28Chapter XXVI. The Worst Peril Of All

14203

29Chapter XXVII. Lost In The Bowels Of The Earth

14214

30Chapter XXVIII. The Rescue In The Whispering Gallery

14225

31Chapter XXIX. Thalatta! Thalatta!

1423Chapter IV. I Go Pleasuring on the Level of Free Women and Drink Synthetic Beer

32Chapter XXX. A New Mare Internum

14241

33Chapter XXXI. Preparations For A Voyage Of Discovery

14252

34Chapter XXXII. Wonders Of The Deep

14263

35Chapter XXXIII. A Battle Of Monsters

14274

36Chapter XXXIV. The Great Geyser

1428Chapter V. I Am Drafted for Paternity and Make Extraordinary Petition to the Chief of the Eugenic Staff

37Chapter XXXV. An Electric Storm

14291

38Chapter XXXVI. Calm Philosophic Discussions

14302

39Chapter XXXVII. The Liedenbrock Museum Of Geology

14313

40Chapter XXXVIII. The Professor In His Chair Again

14324

41Chapter XXXIX. Forest Scenery Illuminated By Eletricity

14335

42Chapter XL. Preparations For Blasting A Passage To The Centre Of The Earth

14346

43Chapter XLI. The Great Explosion And The Rush Down Below

14357

44Chapter XLII. Headlong Speed Upward Through The Horrors Of Darkness

1436Chapter VI. In Which I Learn That Competition Is Still the Life of the Oldest Trade in the World

45Chapter XLIII. Shot Out Of A Volcano At Last!

14371

46Chapter XLIV. Sunny Lands In The Blue Mediterranean

14382

47Chapter XLV. All’s Well That Ends Well

14393

48Chapter I. A Shifting Reef

14404

49Chapter II. Pro and Con

14415

50Chapter III. I Form My Resolution

14426

51Chapter IV. Ned Land

14437

52Chapter V. At a Venture

14448

53Chapter VI. At Full Steam

14459

54Chapter VII. An Unknown Species of Whale

1446Chapter VII. The Sun Shines Upon a King and a Girl Reads of the Fall of Babylon

55Chapter VIII. Mobilis in Mobili

14471

56Chapter IX. Ned Land&#x27;s Tempers

14482

57Chapter X. The Man of the Seas

1449Chapter VIII. Finding Therein One Righteous Man I Have Compassion on Berlin

58Chapter XI. All By Electricity

14501

59Chapter XII. Some Figures

14512

60Chapter XIII. The Black River

14523

61Chapter XIV. A Note of Invitation

14534

62Chapter XV. A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea

14545

63Chapter XVI. A Submarine Forest

14556

64Chapter XVII. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific

14567

65Chapter XVIII. Vanikoro

1457Chapter IX. In Which I Salute the Statue of God and a Psychic Expert Explores My Brain and Finds Nothing

66Chapter XIX. Torres Straits

14581

67Chapter XX. A Few Days on Land

14592

68Chapter XXI. Captain Nemo&#x27;s Thunderbolt

14603

69Chapter XXII. &quot;Aegri Somnia&quot;

14614

70Chapter XXIII. The Coral Kingdom

1462Chapter X. A Goddess Who Is Suffering From Obesity and a Brave Man Who Is Afraid of the Law of Averages

71Chapter I. The Indian Ocean

14631

72Chapter II. A Novel Proposal of Captain Nemo&#x27;s

14642

73Chapter III. A Pearl of Ten Millions

14653

74Chapter IV. The Red Sea

1466Chapter XI. In Which the Talking Delegate Is Answered by the Royal Voice and I Learn That Labour Knows Not God

75Chapter V. The Arabian Tunnel

14671

76Chapter VI. The Grecian Archipelago

14682

77Chapter VII. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours

14693

78Chapter VIII. Vigo Bay

1470Chapter XII. The Divine Descendants of William the Great Give a Benefit for the Canine Gardens and Pay Tribute to the Piggeries

79Chapter IX. A Vanished Continent

14711

80Chapter X. The Submarine Coal-Mines

14722

81Chapter XI. The Sargasso Sea

14733

82Chapter XII. Cachalots and Whales

14744

83Chapter XIII. The Iceberg

14755

84Chapter XIV. The South Pole

1476Chapter XIII. In Which a Woman Accuses Me of Murder and I Place a Ruby Necklace About Her Throat

85Chapter XV. Accident or Incident?

14771

86Chapter XVI. Want of Air

14782

87Chapter XVII. From Cape Horn to the Amazon

1479Chapter XIV. The Black Spot Is Erased From the Map of the World and There Is Dancing in the Sunlight on the Roof of Berlin

88Chapter XVIII. The Poulps

14801

89Chapter XIX. The Gulf Stream

14812

90Chapter XX. From Latitude 47° 24&#x27; to Longitude 17° 28&#x27;

14823

91Chapter XXI. A Hecatomb

14834

92Chapter XXII. The Last Words of Captain Nemo

14845

93Chapter XXIII. Conclusion

14856

94Chapter 1

14867

95Chapter 2

1487Arthur Dudley Vinton

96Chapter 3

1488Preface

97Chapter 4

1489Lecture I

98Chapter 5

1490Lecture II

99Chapter 6

1491Lecture III

100Chapter 7

1492Lecture IV

101Chapter 8

1493Lecture V

102Chapter 9

1494Lecture VI

103Chapter 10

1495Lecture VII

104Chapter 11

1496Lecture VIII

105Chapter 12

1497Lecture IX

106Chapter 13

1498Lecture X

107Chapter 14

1499Lecture XI

108Chapter 15

1500Lecture XII

109Chapter 16

1501Lecture XIII

110Chapter 17

1502Lecture XIV

111Chapter 18

1503Preface

112Chapter 19

1504Chapter I. The Universe a Mistake!

113Chapter 20

1505Chapter II. A Strange Experiment

114Chapter 21

1506Chapter III. &quot;It is Good to be Alive&quot;

115Chapter 22

1507Chapter IV. George Delany — Deceased

116Chapter I

1508Chapter V. The Murder Club

117Chapter II

1509Chapter VI. A Telepathic Telegram

118Chapter III

1510Chapter VII. Guilty!

119Chapter IV

1511Chapter VIII. The Woking Mystery

120Chapter V

1512Chapter IX. Cui Bono?

121Chapter VI

1513Chapter X. Force — A Remedy

122Chapter VII

1514Chapter XI. Morituri Te Salutant

123Chapter VIII

1515Chapter XII. &quot;No Death — Save in Life&quot;

124Chapter IX

1516Chapter XIII. Miss Metford&#x27;s Plan

125Chapter X

1517Chapter XIV. Rockingham to the Sharks

126Chapter XI

1518Chapter XV. &quot;If Not Too Late!&quot;

127Chapter XII

1519Chapter XVI. £5000 to Detain the Ship

128Chapter XIII

1520Chapter XVII. &quot;This Earth Shall Die&quot;

129Chapter XIV

1521Chapter XVIII. The Flight

130Chapter XV

1522Chapter XIX. The Catastrophe

131Chapter XVI

1523Chapter XX. Conclusion

132Chapter XVII

1524Gertrude Barrows Bennett (aka Francis Stevens)

133Chapter XVIII

1525Chapter I. “Welcome, However You Come!”

134Chapter XIX

1526Chapter II. Dust of Purgatory

135Chapter XX

1527Chapter III. Arrivals and Departures

136Chapter One.

1528Chapter IV. Where the Gray Dust Led

137Chapter Two.

1529Chapter V. The Weaver of the Years

138Chapter Three.

1530Chapter VI. A Matter of Buttons

139Chapter Four.

1531Chapter VII. A Few Small Changes

140Chapter Five.

1532Chapter VIII. Legal Procedure Expedited

141Chapter Six.

1533Chapter IX. The Pit of the Past

142Chapter Seven.

1534Chapter X. The Fourth Victim

143Chapter Eight.

1535Chapter XI. Mine and Countermine

144Chapter Nine.

1536Chapter XII. The New City

145Chapter Ten.

1537Chapter XIII. Penn Service

146Chapter Eleven.

1538Chapter XIV. The Threat of Penn

147Chapter Twelve.

1539Chapter XV. The Justice of Penn Service

148Chapter Thirteen.

1540Chapter XVI. Disaster

149Chapter Fourteen.

1541Chapter XVII. Their Last Chance

150Chapter Fifteen.

1542Chapter XVIII. The Sword and the Bell

151Chapter Sixteen.

1543Chapter XIX. Trenmore Strikes

152Chapter Seventeen.

1544Chapter XX. Transferred Home

153Chapter Eighteen.

1545Chapter XXI. The Last of the Gray Dust

154Chapter Nineteen.

1546E. M. Forster

155Chapter Twenty.

1547The Air Ship

156Chapter I. The Gun Club.

1548The Mending Apparatus

157Chapter II. President Barbicane’s Communication.

1549The Homeless

158Chapter III. Effect of President Barbicane’s Communication.

1550Anthony Trollope

159Chapter IV. Answer from the Cambridge Observatory.

1551The Fixed Period

160Chapter V. The Romance of the Moon.

1552Chapter I. Introduction

161Chapter VI. What it is Impossible to Ignore and What is No Longer Allowed to Be Believed in the United States.

1553Chapter II. Gabriel Crasweller

162Chapter VII. The Hymn of the Cannonball.

1554Chapter III. The First Break-Down

163Chapter VIII. History of the Cannon.

1555Chapter IV. Jack Neverbend

164Chapter IX. The Question of Powders.

1556Chapter V. The Cricket-Match

165Chapter X. One Enemy Against Twenty-Five Millions of Friends.

1557Chapter VI. The College

166Chapter XI. Florida and Texas.

1558Chapter VII. Columbus and Galileo

167Chapter XII. “Urbi et Orbi.”

1559Chapter VIII. The &quot;John Bright&quot;

168Chapter XIII. Stony Hill.

1560Chapter IX. The New Governor

169Chapter XIV. Pickaxe and Trowel.

1561Chapter X. The Town-Hall

170Chapter XV. The Ceremony of the Casting.

1562Chapter XI. Farewell!

171Chapter XVI. The Columbiad.

1563Chapter XII. Our Voyage to England

172Chapter XVII. A Telegram.

1564To My Fellow Americans

173Chapter XVIII. The Passenger of the Atlanta.

1565Chapter I. I Witness the Blowing Up of the Panama Canal

174Chapter XIX. A Meeting.

1566Chapter II. American Aeroplanes and Submarines Battle Desperately Against the German Fleet

175Chapter XX. Thrust and Parry.

1567Chapter III. German Invaders Drive the Iron into the Soul of Unprepared America

176Chapter XXI. How a Frenchman Settles an Affair.

1568Chapter IV. Invasion of Long Island and the Battle of Brooklyn

177Chapter XXII. The New Citizen of the United States.

1569Chapter V. General von Hindenburg Teaches New York City a Lesson

178Chapter XXIII. The Projectile Compartment.

1570Chapter VI. Various Unpleasant Happenings in Manhattan

179Chapter XXIV. The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains.

1571Chapter VII. New Haven is Punished for Rioting and Insubordination

180Chapter XXV. Final Details.

1572Chapter VIII. I Have a Friendly Talk with the German Crown Prince and Secure a Sensational Interview

181Chapter XXVI. Fire!

1573Chapter IX. Boston Offers Desperate and Bloody Resistance to the Invaders

182Chapter XXVII. Cloudy Weather.

1574Chapter X. Lord Kitchener Visits America and Discusses Our Military Problems

183Preliminary Chapter, Resuming the First Part of the Work and Serving as an Introduction to the Second.

1575Chapter XI. Heroic Act of Barbara Webb Saves American Army at the Battle of Trenton

184Chapter I. From 10 P.M. to 10 46&#x27; 40&#x27;&#x27;.

1576Chapter XII. Rear-Admiral Thomas Q. Allyn Weighs Chances of the American Fleet in Impending Naval Battle

185Chapter II. The First Half Hour.

1577Chapter XIII. The Great Naval Battle of the Caribbean Sea

186Chapter III. They Make Themselves at Home and Feel Quite Comfortable.

1578Chapter XIV. Philadelphia’s First City Troops Die in Defence of the Liberty Bell

187Chapter IV. A Chapter for the Cornell Girls.

1579Chapter XV. Thrilling Incident at Wanamaker’s Store When Germans Dishonour American Flag

188Chapter V. The Colds of Space.

1580Chapter XVI. An American Girl Brings News that Changes the Course of the Mount Vernon Peace Conference

189Chapter VI. Instructive Conversation.

1581Chapter XVII. Thomas A. Edison Makes a Serious Mistake in Accepting a Dinner Invitation

190Chapter VII. A High Old Time.

1582Chapter XVIII. I Witness the Battle of the Susquehanna from Vincent Astor’s Aeroplane

191Chapter VIII. The Neutral Point.

1583Chapter XIX. General Wood Scores Another Brilliant Success Against the Crown Prince

192Chapter IX. A Little Off the Track.

1584Chapter XX. Third Battle of Bull Run with Aeroplanes Carrying Liquid Chlorine

193Chapter X. The Observers of the Moon.

1585Chapter XXI. The Awakening of America

194Chapter XI. Fact and Fancy.

1586Chapter XXII. On Christmas Eve Boston Theills the Nation with an Act of Magnificent Heroism

195Chapter XII. A Bird&#x27;s Eye View of the Lunar Mountains.

1587Chapter XXIII. Confessions of an American Spy and Bravery of Buffalo Schoolboys

196Chapter XIII. Lunar Landscapes

1588Chapter XXIV. Novel Attack of American Airship Upon German Super-Dreadnought

197Chapter XIV. A Night of Fifteen Days.

1589Chapter XXV. Desperate Effort to Rescue Thomas A. Edison from the Germans

198Chapter XV. Glimpses at the Invisible.

1590Chapter XXVI. Riots in Chicago AND German Plot to Rescue the Crown Prince

199Chapter XVI. The Southern Hemisphere.

1591Chapter XXVII. Decisive Battle Between German Fleet and American Seaplanes Carrying Torpedoes

200Chapter XVII. Tycho.

1592Richard Jefferies

201Chapter XVIII. Puzzling Questions.

1593Chapter I. The Great Forest

202Chapter XIX. In Every Fight, The Impossible Wins.

1594Chapter II. Wild Animals

203Chapter XX. Off the Pacific Coast.

1595Chapter III. Men of the Woods

204Chapter XXI. News for Marston!

1596Chapter IV. The Invaders

205Chapter XXII. On the Wings of the Wind.

1597Chapter V. The Lake

206Chapter XXIII. The Club Men Go A Fishing.

1598Chapter I. Sir Felix

207Chapter XXIV. Farewell to the Baltimore Gun Club.

1599Chapter II. The House of Aquila

208Chapter I. A Challenge

1600Chapter III. The Stockade

209Chapter II. Captain Servadac and His Orderly

1601Chapter IV. The Canoe

210Chapter III. Interrupted Effusions

1602Chapter V. Baron Aquila

211Chapter IV. A Convulsion of Nature

1603Chapter VI. The Forest Track

212Chapter V. A Mysterious Sea

1604Chapter VII. The Forest Track Continued

213Chapter VI. The Captain Makes an Exploration

1605Chapter VIII. Thyma Castle

214Chapter VII. Ben Zoof Watches in Vain

1606Chapter IX. Superstitions

215Chapter VIII. Venus in Perilous Proximity

1607Chapter X. The Feast

216Chapter IX. Inquiries Unsatisfied

1608Chapter XI. Aurora

217Chapter X. A Search for Algeria

1609Chapter XII. Night in the Forest

218Chapter XI. An Island Tomb

1610Chapter XIII. Sailing Away

219Chapter XII. At the Mercy of the Winds

1611Chapter XIV. The Straits

220Chapter XIII. A Royal Salute

1612Chapter XV. Sailing Onwards

221Chapter XIV. Sensitive Nationality

1613Chapter XVI. The City

222Chapter XV. An Enigma from the Sea

1614Chapter XVII. The Camp

223Chapter XVI. The Residuum of a Continent

1615Chapter XVIII. The King’s Levy

224Chapter XVII. A Second Enigma

1616Chapter XIX. Fighting

225Chapter XVIII. An Unexpected Population

1617Chapter XX. In Danger

226Chapter XIX. Gallia’s Governor General

1618Chapter XXI. A Voyage

227Chapter XX. A Light on the Horizon

1619Chapter XXII. Discoveries

228Chapter XXI. Winter Quarters

1620Chapter XXIII. Strange Things

229Chapter XXII. A Frozen Ocean

1621Chapter XXIV. Fiery Vapours

230Chapter XXIII. A Carrier-Pigeon

1622Chapter XXV. The Shepherds

231Chapter XXIV. A Sledge-Ride

1623Chapter XXVI. Bow and Arrow

232Chapter I. The Astronomer

1624Chapter XXVII. Surprised

233Chapter II. A Revelation

1625Chapter XXVIII. For Aurora

234Chapter III. The Professor’s Experiences

1626Richard Stockham

235Chapter IV. A Revised Calendar

1627Perchance to Dream

236Chapter V. Wanted: A Steelyard

1628Irving E. Cox

237Chapter VI. Money at a Premium

1629The Guardians

238Chapter VII. Gallia Weighed

1630I

239Chapter VIII. Jupiter Somewhat Close

1631II

240Chapter IX Market Prices in Gallia

1632III

241Chapter X. Far Into Space

1633IV

242Chapter XI. A Fete Day

1634V

243Chapter XII. The Bowels of the Comet

1635VI

244Chapter XIII. Dreary Months

1636VII

245Chapter XIV. The Professor Perplexed

1637VIII

246Chapter XV. A Journey and a Disappointment

1638IX

247Chapter XVI. A Bold Proposition

1639X

248Chapter XVII. The Venture Made

1640XI

249Chapter XVIII. Suspense

1641XII

250Chapter XIX. Back Again

1642Introduction

251Chapter I. How It Is Useless To Seek, Even On The Best Maps, For The Small Town Of Quiquendone.

1643I

252Chapter II. In Which The Burgomaster Van Tricasse And The Counsellor Niklausse Consult About The Affairs Of The Town.

1644II

253Chapter III. In Which The Commissary Passauf Enters As Noisily As Unexpectedly.

1645III

254Chapter IV. In Which Doctor Ox Reveals Himself As A Physiologist Of The First Rank, And As An Audacious Experimentalist.

1646IV

255Chapter V. In Which The Burgomaster And The Counsellor Pay A Visit To Doctor Ox, And What Follows.

1647V

256Chapter VI. In Which Frantz Niklausse And Suzel Van Tricasse Form Certain Projects For The Future.

1648VI

257Chapter VII. In Which The Andantes Become Allegros, And The Allegros Vivaces.

1649VII

258Chapter VIII. In Which The Ancient And Solemn German Waltz Becomes A Whirlwind.

1650VIII

259Chapter IX. In Which Doctor Ox And Ygène, His Assistant, Say A Few Words.

1651IX

260Chapter X. In Which It Will Be Seen That The Epidemic Invades The Entire Town, And What Effect It Produces.

1652X

261Chapter XI. In Which The Quiquendonians Adopt A Heroic Resolution.

1653XI

262Chapter XII. In Which Ygène, The Assistant, Gives A Reasonable Piece Of Advice, Which Is Eagerly Rejected By Doctor Ox.

1654XII

263Chapter XIII. In Which It Is Once More Proved That By Taking High Ground All Human Littlenesses May Be Overlooked.

1655XIII

264Chapter XIV. In Which Matters Go So Far That The Inhabitants Of Quiquendone, The Reader, And Even The Author, Demand An Immediate Dénouement.

1656XIV

265Chapter XV. In Which The Dénouement Takes Place.

1657XV

266Chapter XVI. In Which The Intelligent Reader Sees That He Has Guessed Correctly, Despite All The Author&#x27;s Precautions.

1658XVI

267Chapter XVII. In Which Doctor Ox&#x27;s Theory Is Explained.

1659XVII

268Chapter I. “Two Thousand Pounds For A Head.”

1660XVIII

269Chapter II. Colonel Munro.

1661XIX

270Chapter III. The Sepoy Revolt.

1662XX

271Chapter IV. Deep In The Caves Of Ellora.

1663XXI

272Chapter V. The Iron Giant.

1664XXII

273Chapter VI. First Stages.

1665XXIII

274Chapter VII. The Pilgrims Of The Phalgou River.

1666XXIV

275Chapter VIII. A Few Hours At Benares.

1667XXV

276Chapter IX. Allahabad.

1668XXVI

277Chapter X. Via Dolorosa.

1669XXVII

278Chapter XI. The Monsoon.

1670I

279Chapter XII. Three-fold Light.

1671II

280Chapter XIII. Captain Hood’s Prowess.

1672III

281Chapter XIV. One Against Three.

1673IV

282Chapter XV. The Pâl Of Tandit.

1674V

283Chapter XVI. Roving Flame.

1675VI

284Chapter I. Our Sanatarium.

1676VII

285Chapter II. Mathias Van Guitt.

1677VIII

286Chapter III. The Kraal.

1678IX

287Chapter IV. A Queen Of The Terrai.

1679X

288Chapter V. A Night Attack.

1680XI

289Chapter VI. Mathias Van Guitt’s Farewell.

1681XII

290Chapter VII. Passage Of The Bettwa.

1682XIII

291Chapter VIII. Hood Versus Banks.

1683XIV

292Chapter IX. A Hundred Against One.

1684XV

293Chapter X. Lake Puturia.

1685Chapter 1. At the Eleventh Hour.

294Chapter XI. Face To Face.

1686Chapter 2. At War with Society.

295Chapter XII. At The Cannon’s Mouth.

1687Chapter 3. A Friendly Chat.

296Chapter XIII. Behemoth!

1688Chapter 4. The House on Clapham Common.

297Chapter XIV. Captain Hood’s Fiftieth Tiger.

1689Chapter 5. The Inner Circle.

298An Express of the Future

1690Chapter 6. New Friends.

299Chapter I. In Which The North Polar Practical Association Rushes a Document Across Two Worlds

1691Chapter 7. The Daughter of Natas.

300Chapter II. In Which the Delegates from England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark And Russia Are Presented to the Reader.

1692Chapter 8. Learning the Part.

301Chapter III. In Which the Arctic Regions are Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder.

1693Chapter 9. The Beginning of Sorrows.

302Chapter IV. In Which Old Acquaintances Appear to Our New Readers, and in Which a Wonderful Man is Described.

1694Chapter 10. The “Ariel.”

303Chapter V. In which the possibility that coal mines surround the north pole is considered.

1695Chapter 11. First Blood.

304Chapter VI. In Which a Telephone Communication Between Mrs. Scorbitt and J.T. Maston is Interrupted

1696Chapter 12. In the Master’s Name.

305Chapter VII. In Which President Barbicane Says No More Than Suits His Purpose.

1697Chapter 13. For Life or Death.

306Chapter VIII. Yes, Just Like Jupiter.

1698Chapter 14. The Psychological Moment.

307Chapter IX. In Which Appears the French Gentleman to Whom We Referred at the Beginning of this Truthful Story.

1699Chapter 15. A Voyage of Discovery.

308Chapter X. In Which a Little Uneasiness Begins to Show Itself.

1700Chapter 16. A Wooing in Mid Air.

309Chapter XI. What Was Found in the Notebook of J.T. Maston and What It No Longer Contained.

1701Chapter 17. Aeria Felix.

310Chapter XII. In Which J.T. Maston Heroically Continues to Be Silent.

1702Chapter 18. A Navy of the Future.

311Chapter XIII. At the Close of Which J.T. Maston Utters an Epigram.

1703Chapter 19. The Eve of Battle.

312Chapter XIV. Very Short, But in Which “X” Takes a Geographical Value.

1704Chapter 20. Between Two Lives.

313Chapter XV. Which Contains a Few Interesting Details for the Inhabitants of the Earthly Sphere.

1705Chapter 21. Just in Time.

314Chapter XVI. In Which a Crowd of Dissatisfied People Break Into the Cell of J. T. Maston.

1706Chapter 22. Armed Neutrality.

315Chapter XVII. What Had Been Done at Kilimanjaro During Eight Month of this Memorable Year.

1707Chapter 23. A Battle in the Night.

316Chapter XVIII. In Which the Population of Wamasai Assemble to Hear President Barbicane Say “fire” to Capt. Nicholl.

1708Chapter 24. The New Warfare.

317Chapter XIX. In Which J.T. Maston Regrets that the Crowd Did Not Lynch Him When He was in Prison.

1709Chapter 25. The Heralds of Disaster.

318Chapter XX. In Which this Story, as Truthful as it is Improbable, is Finished.

1710Chapter 26. An Interlude.

319Chapter I. Mysterious Sounds

1711Chapter 27. On the Track of Treason.

320Chapter II. Agreement Impossible

1712Chapter 28. A Skirmish in the Clouds.

321Chapter III. A Visitor is Announced

1713Chapter 29. An Embassy from the Sky.

322Chapter IV. In Which a New Character Appears

1714Chapter 30. At Close Quarters.

323Chapter V. Another Disappearance

1715Chapter 31. A Russian Raid.

324Chapter VI. The President and Secretary Suspend Hostilities

1716Chapter 32. The End of the Chase.

325Chapter VII. On Board the Albatross

1717Chapter 33. The Breaking of the Charm.

326Chapter VIII. The Balloonists Refuse to Be Convinced

1718Chapter 34. The Path of Conquest.

327Chapter IX. Across the Prairie

1719Chapter 35. From Chaos to Arcadie.

328Chapter X. Westward—But Whither?

1720Chapter 36. Love and Duty.

329Chapter XI. The Wide Pacific

1721Chapter 37. The Capture of a Continent.

330Chapter XII. Through the Himalayas

1722Chapter 38. The Beginning of the End.

331Chapter XIII. Over the Caspian

1723Chapter 39. The Battle of Dover.

332Chapter XIV. The Aeronef at Full Speed

1724Chapter 40. Beleaguered London.

333Chapter XV. A Skirmish in Dahomey

1725Chapter 41. An Envoy of Deliverance.

334Chapter XVI. Over the Atlantic

1726Chapter 42. The Eve of Armageddon.

335Chapter XVII. The Shipwrecked Crew

1727Chapter 43. The Old Lion at Bay.

336Chapter XVIII. Over the Volcano

1728Chapter 44. The Turn of the Battle-Tide.

337Chapter XIX. Anchored at Last

1729Chapter 45. Armageddon.

338Chapter XX. The Wreck of the Albatross

1730Chapter 46. Victory.

339Chapter XXI. The Institute Again

1731Chapter 47. The Judgment of Natas.

340Chapter XXII. The Go-Ahead is Launched

1732Chapter 48. The Ordering of Europe.

341Chapter XXIII. The Grand Collapse

1733Chapter 49. The Story of the Master.

342Chapter 1. What Happened in the Mountains

1734Epilogue. “And on Earth Peace!”

343Chapter 2. I Reach Morganton

1735Prologue. The Prophecy of Natas.

344Chapter 3. The Great Eyrie

1736Chapter I. The Surrender of the World-Throne.

345Chapter 4. A Meeting of the Automobile Club

1737Chapter II. A Crownless King.

346Chapter 5. Along the Shores of New England

1738Chapter III. Tsarina Olga.

347Chapter 6. The First Letter

1739Chapter IV. A Son of the Gods.

348Chapter 7. A Third Machine

1740Chapter V. A Vision from the Clouds.

349Chapter 8. At Any Cost

1741Chapter VI. Deed and Dream.

350Chapter 9. The Second Letter

1742Chapter VII. The Spell of Circe

351Chapter 10. Outside the Law

1743Chapter VIII. The New Terror.

352Chapter 11. The Campaign

1744Chapter IX. The Flight of the “Revenge.”

353Chapter 12. Black Rock Creek

1745Chapter X. Strange Tidings to Aeria.

354Chapter 13. On Board the Terror

1746Chapter XI. The Snake in Eden.

355Chapter 14. Niagara

1747Chapter XII. The Battle of Kerguelen.

356Chapter 15. The Eagle’s Nest

1748Chapter XIII. The Syren’s Stronghold.

357Chapter 16. Robur, The Conqueror

1749Chapter XIV. From the Sea to the Air.

358Chapter 17. In the Name of the Law

1750Chapter XV. Olga in Council.

359Chapter 18. The Old Housekeeper’s Last Comment

1751Chapter XVI. Khalid the Magnificent.

360Chapter I.

1752Chapter XVII. An Unholy Alliance.

361Chapter II.

1753Chapter XVIII. A Momentous Commission.

362Chapter III.

1754Chapter XIX. Face to Face Again.

363Chapter IV.

1755Chapter XX. The Call to Arms.

364Chapter V.

1756Chapter XXI. The Home-Coming.

365Chapter VI.

1757Chapter XXII. The Eve of Battle.

366Chapter VII.

1758Chapter XXIII. The First Blow.

367Chapter VIII.

1759Chapter XXIV. War at Its Worst.

368Chapter IX.

1760Chapter XXV. A Message from Mars.

369Chapter X.

1761Chapter XXVI. Sentence of Death.

370Chapter XI.

1762Chapter XXVII. Alma Speaks.

371Chapter XII.

1763Chapter XXVIII. The Sign in the Sky.

372Chapter XIII.

1764Chapter XXIX. The Truce of God.

373Chapter XIV.

1765Chapter XXX. The Shadow of Death.

374Chapter XV.

1766Chapter XXXI. The Last Battle.

375Chapter XVI.

1767Chapter XXXII. The She-Wolf to Her Lair.

376Chapter XVII.

1768Epilogue. “Vengeance is Mine.”

377Chapter XVIII.

1769Foreword

378In The Year 2889

1770Chapter I. Floating Men

379Chapter I

1771Chapter II. The Forest Gangs

380Chapter II

1772Chapter III. Life in the 25th Century

381Chapter III

1773Chapter IV. A Han Air Raid

382Chapter IV

1774Chapter V. Setting the Trap

383Chapter V

1775Chapter VI. The &quot;Wyoming Massacre&quot;

384Chapter VI

1776Chapter VII. Incredible Treason

385Chapter VII

1777Chapter VIII. The Han City

386Chapter VIII

1778Chapter IX. The Fight in the Tower

387Chapter IX

1779Chapter X. The Walls of Hell

388Chapter X

1780Chapter XI. The New Boss

389Chapter XI

1781Chapter XII. The Finger of Doom

390Chapter XII

1782Chapter I. The Airlords Besieged

391Chapter One. The Eve of the War

1783Chapter II. The &quot;Ground Ships&quot; Threaten

392Chapter Two. The Falling Star

1784Chapter III. We &quot;Sink&quot; the &quot;Ground Ships&quot;

393Chapter Three. On Horsell Common

1785Chapter IV. Han Electrono-Ray Science

394Chapter Four. The Cylinder Opens

1786Chapter V. American Ultronic Science

395Chapter Five. The HeatRay

1787Chapter VI. An Unequal Duel

396Chapter Six. The HeatRay in the Chobham Road

1788Chapter VII. Captured!

397Chapter Seven. How I Reached Home

1789Chapter VIII. Hypnotic Torture

398Chapter Eight. Friday Night

1790Chapter IX. The Fall of Nu-Yok

399Chapter Nine. The Fighting Begins

1791Chapter X. Life in Lo-Tan, the Magnificent

400Chapter Ten. In the Storm

1792Chapter XI. The Forest Men Attack

401Chapter Eleven. At the Window

1793Chapter XII. The Mysterious &quot;Air Balls&quot;

402Chapter Twelve. What I Saw of the Destruction

1794Chapter XIII. Escape!

403Chapter Thirteen. How I Fell in with the Curate

1795Chapter XIV. The Destruction of Lo-Tan

404Chapter Fourteen. In London

1796Chapter XV. The Counter-Attack

405Chapter Fifteen. What Had Happened in Surrey

1797Chapter XVI. Victory

406Chapter Sixteen. The Exodus from London

1798Anonymous

407Chapter Seventeen. The “Thunder Child”

1799Chapter I

408Chapter One. Under Foot

1800Chapter II

409Chapter Two. What We Saw from the Ruined House

1801Chapter III

410Chapter Three. The Days of Imprisonment

1802Chapter IV

411Chapter Four. The Death of the Curate

1803Chapter V

412Chapter Five. The Stillness

1804Chapter VI

413Chapter Six. The Work of Fifteen Days

1805Chapter VII

414Chapter Seven. The Man on Putney Hill

1806Chapter VIII

415Chapter Eight. Dead London

1807Chapter IX

416Chapter Nine. Wreckage

1808Chapter X

417Introduction

1809Chapter XI

418Chapter 1. In the Dinghy of the Lady Vain

1810Chapter XII

419Chapter 2. The Man Who was Going Nowhere

1811Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

420Chapter 3. The Strange Face

1812Sultana&#x27;s Dream

421Chapter 4. At the Schooner’s Rail

1813Chapter I. Shipwreck

422Chapter 5. The Landing on the Island

1814Chapter II. Outward Bound

423Chapter 6. The Evil-Looking Boatmen

1815Chapter III. The Untravelled Deep

424Chapter 7. The Locked Door

1816Chapter IV. A New World

425Chapter 8. The Crying of the Puma

1817Chapter V. Language, Laws, and Life

426Chapter 9. The Thing in the Forest

1818Chapter VI. An Official Visit

427Chapter 10. The Crying of the Man

1819Chapter VII. Escort Duty

428Chapter 11. The Hunting of the Man

1820Chapter VIII. A Faith and Its Founder

429Chapter 12. The Sayers of the Law

1821Chapter IX. Manners and Customs

430Chapter 13. A Parley

1822Chapter X. Woman and Wedlock

431Chapter 14. Doctor Moreau Explains

1823Chapter XI. A Country Drive

432Chapter 15. Concerning the Beast Folk

1824Chapter XII. On the River

433Chapter 16. How the Beast Folk Tasted Blood

1825Chapter XIII. The Children of Light

434Chapter 17. A Catastrophe

1826Chapter XIV. By Sea

435Chapter 18. The Finding of Moreau

1827Chapter XV. Fur-Hunting

436Chapter 19. Montgomery’s `Bank Holiday’

1828Chapter XVI. Troubled Waters

437Chapter 20. Alone with the Beast Folk

1829Chapter XVII. Presented at Court

438Chapter 21. The Reversion of the Beast Folk

1830Chapter XVIII. A Prince&#x27;s Present

439Chapter I. The Strange Man’s Arrival

1831Chapter XIX. A Complete Establishment

440Chapter II. Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions

1832Chapter XX. Life, Social and Domestic

441Chapter III. The Thousand and One Bottles

1833Chapter XXI. Private Audiences

442Chapter IV. Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger

1834Chapter XXII. Peculiar Institutions

443Chapter V. The Burglary at the Vicarage

1835Chapter XXIII. Characteristics

444Chapter VI. The Furniture that Went Mad

1836Chapter XXIV. Winter

445Chapter VII. The Unveiling of the Stranger

1837Chapter XXV. Apostacy

446Chapter VIII. In Transit

1838Chapter XXVI. Twilight

447Chapter IX. Mr. Thomas Marvel

1839Chapter XXVII. The Valley of the Shadow

448Chapter X. Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping

1840Chapter XXVIII. Darker Yet

449Chapter XI. In the “Coach and Horses”

1841Chapter XXIX. Azrael

450Chapter XII. The Invisible Man Loses His Temper

1842Chapter XXX. Farewell!

451Chapter XIII. Mr. Marvel Discusses His Resignation

1843Introduction

452Chapter XIV. At Port Stowe

1844Chapter I. Voyage to the South Pole.

453Chapter XV. The Man Who was Running

1845Chapter II. The Storm.

454Chapter XVI. In the “Jolly Cricketers”

1846Chapter III. The Open Polar Sea.

455Chapter XVII. Dr. Kemp’s Visitor

1847Chapter IV. The Ice Dungeon.

456Chapter XVIII. The Invisible Man Sleeps

1848Chapter V. The Doctor.

457Chapter XIX. Certain First Principles

1849Chapter VI. Commodore Jack.

458Chapter XX. At the House in Great Portland Street

1850Chapter VII. The Mind Reader.

459Chapter XXI. In Oxford Street

1851Chapter VIII. Prince Altfoura.

460Chapter XXII. In the Emporium

1852Chapter IX. The Polar Axis.

461Chapter XXIII. In Drury Lane

1853Chapter X. Departure from Earth.

462Chapter XXIV. The Plan that Failed

1854Chapter XI. Wonders of the Heavens.

463Chapter XXV. The Hunting of the Invisible Man

1855Chapter XII. Venus.

464Chapter XXVI. The Wicksteed Murder

1856Chapter XIII. A Burning World.

465Chapter XXVII. The Siege of Kemp’s House

1857Chapter XIV. Total Eclipse.

466Chapter XXVIII. The Hunter Hunted

1858Chapter XV. Gravity Annihilated.

467Chapter 1. Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne

1859Chapter XVI. The Dance of Death.

468Chapter 2. The First Making of Cavorite

1860Chapter XVII. Twenty Million Miles a Minute.

469Chapter 3. The Building of the sphere

1861Chapter XVIII. Arrival on Mars.

470Chapter 4. Inside the Sphere

1862Chapter XIX. Bombarding the Pole.

471Chapter 5. The Journey to the Moon

1863Chapter XX. The Air Ship.

472Chapter 6. The Landing on the Moon

1864Chapter XXI. Defying the Lightning.

473Chapter 7. Sunrise on the Moon

1865Chapter XXII. Sunrise on Mars.

474Chapter 8. A Lunar Morning

1866Chapter XXIII. Leviathan.

475Chapter 9. Prospecting Begins

1867Chapter XXIV. Battle with Sword Fish.

476Chapter 10. Lost Men in the Moon

1868Chapter XXV. Armored Cities.

477Chapter 11. The Mooncalf Pastures

1869Chapter XXVI. The Stars and Stripes Float O&#x27;er Mars.

478Chapter 12. The Selenite’s Face

1870Chapter XXVII. The Princess Suhlamia.

479Chapter 13. Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions

1871Chapter XXVIII. The Martian Niagara.

480Chapter 14. Experiments in intercourse

1872Chapter XXIX. The Fete Champetre.

481Chapter 15. The Giddy Bridge

1873Chapter XXX. The Whirlpools.

482Chapter 16. Points of View

1874Chapter XXXI. The Ball.

483Chapter 17. The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers

1875Chapter XXXII. Muttering Thunder.

484Chapter 18. In the Sunlight

1876Chapter XXXIII. The Pluto-Martians.

485Chapter 19. Mr. Bedford Alone

1877Chapter XXXIV. The Giant Eagles.

486Chapter 20. Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space

1878Chapter XXXV. Elfrezulah.

487Chapter 21. Mr. Bedford at Littlestone

1879Chapter XXXVI. Wonders of Mars.

488Chapter 22. The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee

1880Chapter XXXVII. The Fountain of Youth.

489Chapter 23. An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor

1881Chapter XXXVIII. The Minister of State.

490Chapter 24. The Natural History of the Selenites

1882Chapter XXXIX. The Magician.

491Chapter 25. The Grand Lunar

1883Chapter XL. Spirits of Flowers.

492Chapter I. Insomnia

1884Chapter XLI. Prince Diavojahr.

493Chapter II. The Trance

1885Chapter XLII. The Duel.

494Chapter III. The Awakening

1886Chapter XLIII. The Arrest.

495Chapter IV. The Sound of a Tumult

1887Chapter XLIV. The Condemned Cell.

496Chapter V. The Moving Ways

1888Chapter XLV. Life or Death.

497Chapter VI. The Hall of the Atlas

1889Chapter XLVI. Tommy Topsail.

498Chapter VII. In the Silent Rooms

1890Chapter XLVII. Amateur Theatricals.

499Chapter VIII. The Roof Spaces

1891Chapter XLVIII. The Elopement.

500Chapter IX. The People March

1892Chapter XLIX. Ride For Life.

501Chapter X. The Battle of the Darkness

1893Chapter L. The Cyclone.

502Chapter XI. The Old Man Who Knew Everything

1894Chapter LI. Saved.

503Chapter XII. Ostrog

1895Chapter LII. Asterion&#x27;s Journey to the Asteroids.

504Chapter XIII. The End of the Old Order

1896Chapter LIII. Mars&#x27; Moons on Fire.

505Chapter XIV. From the Crow’s Nest

1897Chapter LIV. The Terrible Comet.

506Chapter XV. Prominent People

1898Chapter LV. The Meteoric Tempest.

507Chapter XVI. The Monoplane

1899Chapter LVI. The Doomed Planet.

508Chapter XVII. Three Days

1900Chapter LVII. Flight to Earth.

509Chapter XVIII. Graham Remembers

1901Chapter LVIII. Telegraph to Mars.

510Chapter XIX. Ostrog’s Point of View

1902Chapter LIX. The Ant Arctic Ocean.

511Chapter XX. In the City Ways

1903Chapter LX. The Ship on Fire.

512Chapter XXI. The Underside

1904Chapter LXI. Terrible News.

513Chapter XXII. The Struggle in the Council House

1905Chapter LXII. Return to Mars.

514Chapter XXIII. Graham Speaks His Word

1906Introduction

515Chapter XXIV. While the Aeroplanes were Coming

1907Chapter I. The Air-Ship.

516Chapter XXV. The Coming of the Aeroplanes

1908Chapter II. Savage Indians.

517Edgar Allan Poe

1909Chapter III. The Rescue.

518A Descent into the Maelstrom

1910Chapter IV. Judge Lynch.

519The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

1911Chapter V. The English Baronet.

520Some Words with a Mummy

1912Chapter VI. The Wild West Hunter.

521A Tale of the Ragged Mountains

1913Chapter VII. Alaskan Eskimo.

522Mellonta Tauta

1914Chapter VIII. Arctic Bears.

523The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion

1915Chapter IX. Hunting Walrus.

524The Colloquy of Monos and Una

1916Chapter X. The Blizzard.

525Preface

1917Chapter XI. The Polar Axis.

526Letter One

1918Chapter XII. Flight to Mars.

527Letter Two

1919Chapter I. The Planetary Expedition.

528Letter Three

1920Chapter II. Gold and Diamond-Finders.

529Letter Four TO MRS. SAVILLE, ENGLAND.

1921Chapter III. The Waters of Life.

530Chapter One

1922Chapter IV. The WorId in Youth.

531Chapter Two

1923Chapter V. Telegraph to Mars.

532Chapter Three

1924Chapter VI. Arrival of the Fleet.

533Chapter Four

1925Chapter VII. Nature&#x27;s Primeval Kingdoms.

534Chapter Five

1926Chapter VIII. The Islands of Fire.

535Chapter Six

1927Chapter IX. The Crocodile Lizard.

536Chapter Seven

1928Chapter X. The Valley of Diamonds.

537Chapter One

1929Chapter XI. Combat with Serpents.

538Chapter Two

1930Chapter XII. Primeval Monsters.

539Chapter Three

1931Chapter XIII. Animal-devouring Plants.

540Chapter Four

1932Chapter XIV. The Frightful Gorgons.

541Chapter Five

1933Chapter XV. The Harpies and Hell-Hounds.

542Chapter Six

1934Chapter XVI. The Tipsy Gorillas.

543Chapter Seven

1935Chapter XVII. Roses and Honeysuckles.

544Chapter Eight

1936Chapter XVIII. Electric Trees and Plants.

545Chapter Nine

1937Chapter XIX. The Magnetic Mountain.

546Chapter One

1938Chapter XX. A Primeval Infernus.

547Chapter Two

1939Chapter XXI. The New Continent.

548Chapter Three

1940Chapter XXII. The Shark and Octopus.

549Chapter Four

1941Chapter XXIII. The Sea-Devil.

550Chapter Five

1942Chapter XXIV. The Terrible Megalosaurus.

551Chapter Six

1943Chapter XXV. The Primeval Tiger.

552Chapter Seven

1944Chapter XXVI. The Mighty Dinoceras.

553Walton in Continuation

1945Chapter XXVII. The Fighting Triceratops.

554Introduction

1946Chapter XXVIII. The Hairy Mammoth.

555Chapter 1

1947Chapter XXIX. The Jovial Huntsmen.

556Chapter 2

1948Chapter XXX. Forest and Field Sports.

557Chapter 3

1949Chapter XXXI. The Venusian Leviathans.

558Chapter 4

1950Chapter XXXII. The Missing Links.

559Chapter 5

1951Chapter XXXIII. The Giant Anthropopithekos.

560Chapter 6

1952Chapter XXXIV. Evolution from Monkey to Man.

561Chapter 7

1953Chapter XXXV. A Primeval Menagerie.

562Chapter 8

1954Chapter XXXVI. The Horrible Hydra.

563Chapter 9

1955Chapter XXXVII. The Sea-Serpent.

564Chapter 10

1956Chapter XXXVIII. A Belligerent Female.

565Chapter 11

1957Chapter XXXIX. The Ocean Racers.

566Chapter 12

1958ChapterXL. The Isles of the Hesperides.

567Chapter 13

1959Chapter XLI. Egypt and the Nile.

568Chapter 14

1960Chapter XLII. Cleopatra and Caesar.

569Chapter 15

1961Chapter XLIII. The Wedding Feast.

570Chapter 16

1962Chapter XLIV. The Nuptial Dance.

571Chapter 17

1963Chapter XLV. The Rival Queens.

572Chapter 18

1964Chapter XLVI. The Palace of the Gods.

573Chapter 19

1965Chapter XLVII. Convulsions of Nature.

574Chapter 20

1966Chapter XLVIII. The Earthquake.

575Chapter 21

1967Chapter XLIX. Upheaval of a Continent.

576Chapter 22

1968Chapter L. The Tidal Wave.

577Chapter 23

1969Chapter LI. The Typhoon.

578Chapter 24

1970Chapter LII. The Race for Life.

579Chapter 25

1971Chapter LIII. The Deluge.

580Chapter 26

1972Chapter LIV. The Power of Love.

581Chapter 27

1973Chapter LV. Homeward Bound.

582Chapter 28

1974Chapter 1. The Séance

583Chapter 29

1975Chapter 2. In The Street

584Chapter 30

1976Chapter 3. Starkness

585Edwin A. Abbott

1977Chapter 4. The Voice

586Preface

1978Chapter 5. The Night Of Departure

587Section 1. Of the Nature of Flatland

1979Chapter 6. Joiwind

588Section 2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

1980Chapter 7. Panawe

589Section 3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland

1981Chapter 8. The Lusion Plain

590Section 4. Concerning the Women

1982Chapter 9. Oceaxe

591Section 5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another

1983Chapter 10. Tydomin

592Section 6. Of Recognition by Sight

1984Chapter 11. On Disscourn

593Section 7. Concerning Irregular Figures

1985Chapter 12. Spadevil

594Section 8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

1986Chapter 13. The Wombflash Forest

595Section 9. Of the Universal Colour Bill

1987Chapter 14. Polecrab

596Section 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition

1988Chapter 15. Swaylone’s Island

597Section 11. Concerning our Priests

1989Chapter 16. Leehallfae

598Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests

1990Chapter 17. Corpang

599Section 13. How I had a Vision of Lineland

1991Chapter 18. Haunte

600Section 14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland

1992Chapter 19. Sullenbode

601Section 15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

1993Chapter 20. Barey

602Section 16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland

1994Chapter 21. Muspel

603Section 17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds

1995Edward Everett Hale

604Section 18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there

1996I. Preparation

605Section 19. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it

1997II. How we built it

606Section 20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision

1998III. Fulfilment

607Section 21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success

1999Stanley G. Weinbaum

608Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result

2000Chapter I.

609Foreword

2001Chapter II. Tweel of Mars

610Chapter I. My Eagle

2002Chapter III. The Pyramid Being

611Chapter II. Challenges

2003Chapter IV. The Dream-Beast

612Chapter III. Jackson’s Arm

2004Chapter V. The Barrel-People

613Chapter IV. Slaves of the Machine

2005Valley of Dreams

614Chapter V. The Philomaths

2006Chapter I.

615Chapter VI. Adumbrations

2007Chapter II. Paracosma

616Chapter VII. The Bishop’s Vision

2008Chapter III. Shadow

617Chapter VIII. The Machine Breakers

2009Chapter IV. Return

618Chapter IX. The Mathematics of a Dream

2010Abraham Merritt

619Chapter X. The Vortex

2011Foreword

620Chapter XI. The Great Adventure

2012Chapter I. The Thing on the Moon Path

621Chapter XII. The Bishop

2013Chapter II. “Dead! All Dead!”

622Chapter XIII. The General Strike

2014Chapter III. The Moon Rock

623Chapter XIV. The Beginning of the End

2015Chapter IV. The First Vanishings

624Chapter XV. Last Days

2016Chapter V. Into the Moon Pool

625Chapter XVI. The End

2017Chapter VI. “The Shining Devil Took Them!”

626Chapter XVII. The Scarlet Livery

2018Chapter VII. Larry O’Keefe

627Chapter XVIII. In the Shadow of Sonoma

2019Chapter VIII. Olaf’s Story

628Chapter XIX. Transformation

2020Chapter IX. A Lost Page of Earth

629Chapter XX. A Lost Oligarch

2021Chapter X. The Moon Pool

630Chapter XXI. The Roaring Abysmal Beast

2022Chapter XI. The Flame–Tipped Shadows

631Chapter XXII. The Chicago Commune

2023Chapter XII. The End of the Journey

632Chapter XXIII. The People of the Abyss

2024Chapter XIII. Yolara, Priestess of the Shining One

633Chapter XXIV. Nightmare

2025Chapter XIV. The Justice of Lora

634Chapter XXV. The Terrorists

2026Chapter XV. The Angry, Whispering Globe

635I

2027Chapter XVI. Yolara of Muria vs. The O’Keefe

636II

2028Chapter XVII. The Leprechaun

637III

2029Chapter XVIII. The Amphitheatre of Jet

638IV

2030Chapter XIX. The Madness of Olaf

639V

2031Chapter XX. The Tempting of Larry

640VI

2032Chapter XXI. Larry’s Defiance

641The Star Rover (pt. 1)

2033Chapter XXII. The Casting of the Shadow

642The Star Rover (pt. 2)

2034Chapter XXIII. Dragon Worm and Moss Death

643The Star Rover (pt. 3)

2035Chapter XXIV. The Crimson Sea

644The Star Rover (pt. 4)

2036Chapter XXV. The Three Silent Ones

645The Star Rover (pt. 5)

2037Chapter XXVI. The Wooing of Lakla

646The Red One (pt. 1)

2038Chapter XXVII. The Coming of Yolara

647The Red One (pt. 2)

2039Chapter XXVIII. In the Lair of the Dweller

648Story of the Door

2040Chapter XXIX. The Shaping of the Shining One

649Search for Mr. Hyde

2041Chapter XXX. The Building of the Moon Pool

650Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease

2042Chapter XXXI. Larry and the Frog–Men

651The Carew Murder Case

2043Chapter XXXII. “Your Love; Your Lives; Your Souls!”

652Incident of the Letter

2044Chapter XXXIII. The Meeting of Titans

653Incident of Dr. Lanyon

2045Chapter XXXIV. The Coming of the Shining One

654Incident at the Window

2046Chapter XXXV. “Larry — Farewell!”

655The Last Night

2047Prologue

656Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative

2048Chapter I. Valley of the Blue Poppies

657Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case

2049Chapter II. The Sigil on the Rocks

658Chapter I. The Library

2050Chapter III. Ruth Ventnor

659Chapter II. The Mirror

2051Chapter IV. Metal with a Brain

660Chapter III. The Raven

2052Chapter V. The Smiting Thing

661Chapter IV. Somewhere or Nowhere?

2053Chapter VI. Norhala of the Lightnings

662Chapter V. The Old Church

2054Chapter VII. The Shapes in the Mist

663Chapter VI. The Sexton&#x27;s Cottage

2055Chapter VIII. The Drums of Thunder

664Chapter VII. The Cemetery

2056Chapter IX. The Portal of Flame

665Chapter VIII. My Father&#x27;s Manuscript

2057Chapter X. “Witch! Give Back My Sister”

666Chapter IX. I Repent

2058Chapter XI. The Metal Emperor

667Chapter X. The Bad Burrow

2059Chapter XII. “I Will Give You Peace”

668Chapter XI. The Evil Wood

2060Chapter XIII. “Voice from the Void”

669Chapter XII. Friends and Foes

2061Chapter XIV. “Free! But a Monster!”

670Chapter XIII. The Little Ones

2062Chapter XV. The House of Norhala

671Chapter XIV. A Crisis

2063Chapter XVI. Conscious Metal!

672Chapter XV. A Strange Hostess

2064Chapter XVII. Yuruk

673Chapter XVI. A Gruesome Dance

2065Chapter XVIII. Into the Pit

674Chapter XVII. A Grotesque Tragedy

2066Chapter XIX. The City that was Alive

675Chapter XVIII. Dead or Alive?

2067Chapter XX. Vampires of the Sun

676Chapter XIX. The White Leech

2068Chapter XXI. Phantasmagoria Metallioue

677Chapter XX. Gone!—But How?

2069Chapter XXII. The Ensorcelled Chamber

678Chapter XXI. The Fugitive Mother

2070Chapter XXIII. The Treachery of Yuruk

679Chapter XXII. Bulika

2071Chapter XXIV. Ruszark

680Chapter XXIII. A Woman of Bulika

2072Chapter XXV. Cherkis

681Chapter XXIV. The White Leopardess

2073Chapter XXVI. The Vengeance of Norhala

682Chapter XXV. The Princess

2074Chapter XXVII. “The Drums of Destiny”

683Chapter XXVI. A Battle Royal

2075Chapter XXVIII. The Frenzy of Ruth

684Chapter XXVII. The Silent Fountain

2076Chapter XXIX. The Passing of Norhala

685Chapter XXVIII. I Am Silenced

2077Chapter XXX. Burned Out

686Chapter XXIX. The Persian Cat

2078Chapter XXXI. Slag!

687Chapter XXX. Adam Explains

2079Through the Dragon Glass

688Chapter XXXI. The Sexton&#x27;s Old Horse

2080The People of the Pit

689Chapter XXXII. The Lovers and the Bags

2081Three Lines of Old French

690Chapter XXXIII. Lona&#x27;s Narrative

2082Chapter I

691Chapter XXXIV. Preparation

2083Chapter II

692Chapter XXXV. The Little Ones in Bulika

2084Chapter III

693Chapter XXXVI. Mother and Daughter

2085Chapter IV

694Chapter XXXVII. The Shadow

2086Chapter V

695Chapter XXXVIII. To the House of Bitterness

2087Chapter VI

696Chapter XXXIX. That Night

2088Chapter VII

697Chapter XL. The House of Death

2089Chapter VIII

698Chapter XLI. I Am Sent

2090Chapter IX

699Chapter XLII. I Sleep the Sleep

2091Chapter X

700Chapter XLIII. The Dreams that Came

2092Chapter XI

701Chapter XLIV. The Waking

2093Chapter XII

702Chapter XLV. The Journey Home

2094Chapter XIII

703Chapter XLVI. The City

2095Chapter XIV

704Chapter XLVII. The &quot;Endless Ending&quot;

2096Chapter XV

705Chapter I. I Meet Sir Henry Curtis

2097Chapter XVI

706Chapter II. The Legend of Solomon&#x27;s Mines

2098Chapter XVII

707Chapter III. Umbopa Enters Our Service

2099Chapter XVIII

708Chapter IV. An Elephant Hunt

2100Chapter XIX

709Chapter V. Our March into the Desert

2101Chapter XX

710Chapter VI. Water! Water!

2102Chapter XXI

711Chapter VII. Solomon&#x27;s Road

2103Chapter XXII

712Chapter VIII. We Enter Kukuanaland

2104Chapter XXIII

713Chapter IX. Twala the King

2105Chapter XXIV

714Chapter X. The Witch-Hunt

2106Chapter XXV

715Chapter XI. We Give a Sign

2107Chapter XXVI

716Chapter XII. Before the Battle

2108Chapter XXVII

717Chapter XIII. The Attack

2109Chapter XXVIII

718Chapter XIV. The Last Stand of the Greys

2110Chapter XXIX

719Chapter XV. Good Falls Sick

2111Chapter XXX

720Chapter XVI. The Place of Death

2112Chapter XXXI

721Chapter XVII. Solomon&#x27;s Treasure Chamber

2113Chapter XXXII

722Chapter XVIII. We Abandon Hope

2114Introduction

723Chapter XIX. Ignosi&#x27;s Farewell

2115Chapter I

724Chapter XX. Found

2116Chapter II

725Introduction

2117Chapter III

726I. My Visitor

2118Chapter IV

727II. The Years Roll By

2119Chapter V

728III. The Sherd of Amenartas

2120Chapter VI

729IV. The Squall

2121Chapter VII

730V. The Head of the Ethiopian

2122Chapter VIII

731VI. An Early Christian Ceremony

2123Chapter IX

732VII. Ustane Sings

2124Chapter X

733VIII. The Feast, and After!

2125Chapter XI

734IX. A Little Foot

2126Chapter XII

735X. Speculations

2127Chapter XIII

736XI. The Plain of Kôr

2128Chapter XIV

737XII. &quot;She&quot;

2129The Black Grippe

738XIII. Ayesha Unveils

2130H. Beam Piper

739XIV. A Soul in Hell

2131Prologue

740XV. Ayesha Gives Judgment

2132I. Commander-in-Chief Front and Center

741XVI. The Tombs of Kôr

2133II. Rakkeed, Stalin, and the Rev. Keeluk

742XVII. The Balance Turns

2134III. Four-and-Twenty Geek Heads

743XVIII. &quot;Go, Woman!&quot;

2135IV. If You Read It in Stanley-Browne

744XIX. &quot;Give Me a Black Goat!&quot;

2136V. You Can Depend on It It&#x27;s Wrong

745XX. Triumph

2137VI. The Bad News Came After the Coffee

746XXI. The Dead and Living Meet

2138VII. Bismillah! How Dumb Can We Get?

747XXII. Job has a Presentiment

2139VIII. Authority of Governor-General von Schlichten

748XXIII. The Temple of Truth

2140IX. Don&#x27;t Push Them Anywhere Put Them Back in the Bottle

749XXIV. Walking the Plank

2141X. The Geek Luftwaffe and the Kragan Airlift

750XXV. The Spirit of Life

2142XI. Of Princedoms Which Have Been Won by Conquest

751XXVI. What We Saw

2143XII. The Shadow of Niflheim

752XXVII. We Leap

2144XIII. A Bag of Tricks We Don&#x27;t Have

753XXVIII. Over the Mountain

2145XIV. The Reviewers Panned Hell Out of It

754To My Father (Whose feet tread the lost aeons)

2146XV. A Place in my Heart for Hildegarde

755Author’s Introduction to the Manuscript

2147Dedication

756I. The Finding of the Manuscript

21481. The Ship from Terra

757II. The Plain of Silence

21492. Reporter Working

758III. The House in the Arena

21503. Bottom Level

759IV. The Earth

21514. Main City Level

760V. The Thing in the Pit

21525. Meeting Out of Order

761VI. The Swine-Things

21536. Elementary, My Dear Kivelson

762VII. The Attack

21547. Aboard the Javelin

763VIII. After the Attack

21558. Practice, 50-MM Gun

764IX. In the Cellars

21569. Monster Killing

765X. The Time of Waiting

215710. Mayday, Mayday

766XI. The Searching of the Gardens

215811. Darkness and Cold

767XII. The Subterranean Pit

215912. Castaways Working

768XIII. The Trap in the Great Cellar

216013. The Beacon Light

769XIV. The Sea of Sleep

216114. The Rescue

770XV. The Noise in the Night

216215. Vigilantes

771XVI. The Awakening

216316. Civil War Postponed

772XVII. The Slowing Rotation

216417. Tallow-Wax Fire

773XVIII. The Green Star

216518. The Treason of Bish Ware

774XIX. The End of the Solar System

216619. Masks Off

775XX. The Celestial Globes

216720. Finale

776XXI. The Dark Sun

2168I

777XXII. The Dark Nebula

2169II

778XXIII. Pepper

2170III

779XXIV. The Footsteps in the Garden

2171IV

780XXV. The Thing From the Arena

2172V

781XXVI. The Luminous Speck

2173VI

782XXVII. Conclusion

2174VII

783Grief

2175VIII

784The Dreams that are only Dreams

2176IX

785I. Mirdath the Beautiful

2177X

786II. The Last Redoubt

2178XI

787III. The Quiet Calling

2179XII

788IV. The Hushing of the Voice

2180XIII

789V. Into the Night Land

2181XIV

790VI. The Way That I Did Go

2182XV

791VII. The Night Land

2183XVI

792VIII. Down the Mighty Slope

2184XVII

793IX. The Dark Pyramid

2185XVIII

794X. The Maid of the Olden Days

2186XIX

795XI. The Homeward Way

2187XX

796XII. Downward of the Gorge

2188XXI

797XIII. Homeward by the Shore (pt. 1)

2189XXII

798XIII. Homeward by the Shore (pt. 2)

2190I

799XIV. On the Island

2191II

800XV. Past the House of Silence

2192III

801XVI. In the Country of Silence

2193IV

802XVII. The Love Days

2194V

803Author’s Preface

2195VI

804Chapter 1

2196VII

805Chapter 2

2197VIII

806Chapter 3

2198IX

807Chapter 4

2199X

808Chapter 5

2200XI

809Chapter 6

2201XII

810Chapter 7

2202XIII

811Chapter 8

2203XIV

812Chapter 9

2204XV

813Chapter 10

2205XVI

814Chapter 11

2206XVII

815Chapter 12

2207XVIII

816Chapter 13

2208XIX

817Chapter 14

2209XX

818Chapter 15

2210XXI

819Chapter 16

2211XXII

820Chapter 17

2212XXIII

821Chapter 18

2213XXIV

822Chapter 19

2214XXV

823Chapter 20

2215XXVI

824Chapter 21

2216XXVII

825Chapter 22

2217I

826Chapter 23

2218II

827Chapter 24

2219III

828Chapter 25

2220IV

829Chapter 26

2221V

830Chapter 27

2222VI

831Chapter 28

2223VII

832Preface

2224VIII

833Chapter I. A sharp cross-examiner

2225IX

834Chapter II. Why the revolution did not come earlier

2226Omnilingual

835Chapter III. I acquire a stake in the country

2227The Edge of the Knife

836Chapter IV. A twentieth-century bank parlor

2228The Keeper

837Chapter V. I experience a new sensation

2229Graveyard of Dreams

838Chapter VI. Honi soit qui mal y pense

2230Ministry of Disturbance

839Chapter VII. A string of surprises

2231Oomphel in the Sky

840Chapter VIII. The greatest wonder yet-fashion dethroned

2232A Slave is a Slave (pt. 1)

841Chapter IX. Something that had not changed

2233A Slave is a Slave (pt. 2)

842Chapter X. A midnight plunge

2234Naudsonce

843Chapter XI. Life the basis of the right of property

2235I

844Chapter XII. How inequality of wealth destroys liberty

2236II

845Chapter XIII. Private capital stolen from the social fund

2237III

846Chapter XIV. We look over my collection of harnesses

2238IV

847Chapter XV. What we were coming to but for the revolution

2239V

848Chapter XVI. An excuse that condemned

2240VI

849Chapter XVII. The revolution saves private property from monopoly

2241VII

850Chapter XVIII. An echo of the past

2242VIII

851Chapter XIX. &quot;Can a maid forget her ornaments?&quot;

2243IX

852Chapter XX. What the revolution did for women

2244X

853Chapter XXI. At the gymnasium

2245XI

854Chapter XXII. Economic suicide of the profit system

2246XII

855Chapter XXIII. &quot;The parable of the water tank&quot;

2247XIII

856Chapter XXIV. I am shown all the kingdoms of the Earth

2248XIV

857Chapter XXV. The strikers

2249XV

858Chapter XXVI. Foreign commerce under profits; protection and free trade, or between the devil and the deep sea

2250XVI

859Chapter XXVII. Hostility of a system of vested interests to improvement

2251XVII

860Chapter XXVIII. How the profit system nullified the benefit of inventions

2252The Paratime Series

861Chapter XXIX. I receive an ovation

2253He Walked Around the Horses

862Chapter XXX. What universal culture means

2254Police Operation

863Chapter XXXI. &quot;Neither in this mountain nor at Jerusalem&quot;

2255Last Enemy (pt. 1)

864Chapter XXXII. Eritis sicut deus

2256Last Enemy (pt. 2)

865Chapter XXXIII. Several important matters overlooked

2257Temple Trouble

866Chapter XXXIV. What started the revolution

22581

867Chapter XXXV. Why the revolution went slow at first but fast at last

22592

868Chapter XXXVI. Theater-going in the twentieth century

22603

869Chapter XXXVII. The transition period

22614

870Chapter XXXVIII. The book of the blind

2262First of Two Parts

871Chapter I

2263Part 2

872Chapter II

2264Chapter I.

873Chapter III

2265Chapter II.

874Chapter IV

2266Chapter III.

875Chapter V

2267Chapter IV.

876Chapter VI

2268Chapter V.

877Chapter VII

2269Chapter VI.

878Chapter VIII

2270Chapter VII.

879Chapter IX

2271Chapter VIII.

880Chapter X

2272Chapter IX.

881Chapter XI

2273Chapter X.

882Chapter XII

2274Chapter XI.

883Chapter I

2275Chapter XII.

884Chapter II

2276Chapter XIII.

885Chapter III

2277Chapter XIV.

886Chapter IV

2278Chapter XV.

887Chapter V

2279Chapter XVI.

888Chapter VI

2280Chapter XVII.

889Chapter VII

2281Chapter I. A Marvelous Invention

890Chapter VIII

2282Chapter II. A Trip of Terror

891Chapter IX

2283Chapter III. The Planetary Limited

892Chapter X

2284Chapter IV. The Caverns of Venus

893Chapter XI

2285Chapter V. Off for the Sun Lands

894Chapter XII

2286Chapter VI. Lost in the Crystal Mountains

895Chapter XIII

2287Chapter VII. The Children of the Sun

896Chapter XIV

2288Chapter VIII. Language Without Speech

897Chapter XV

2289Chapter IX. An Amazing Metropolis

898A Word of Explanation

2290Chapter X. Imprisonment and a Wonderful Escape

899Chapter I. Camelot

2291Chapter XI. Before the Throne of Venus

900Chapter II. King Arthur’s Court

2292Chapter XII. More Marvels

901Chapter III. Knights of the Table Round

2293Chapter XIII. We Fall into Trouble Again

902Chapter IV. Sir Dinadan the Humorist

2294Chapter XIV. The Sun God

903Chapter V. An Inspiration

2295Chapter XV. At the Mercy of Fearful Enemies

904Chapter VI. The Eclipse

2296Chapter XVI. Dreadful Creatures of the Gloom

905Chapter VII. Merlin’s Tower

2297Chapter XVII. Earth Magic on Venus

906Chapter VIII. The Boss

2298Chapter XVIII. Wild Eden

907Chapter IX. The Tournament

2299Chapter XIX. The Secret of the Car

908Chapter X. Beginnings of Civilization

2300Chapter XX. The Corybantia of the Sun

909Chapter XI. The Yankee in Search of Adventures

2301Chapter XXI. The Earth

910Chapter XII. Slow Torture

2302Prologue

911Chapter XIII. Freemen

2303I. An Amazing Abduction

912Chapter XIV. “Defend Thee, Lord”

2304II. After an All-Night Flight

913Chapter XV. Sandy’s Tale

2305III. A Ten-Million Dollar Ransom

914Chapter XVI. Morgan Le Fay

2306IV. Half a Discovery in the Woods

915Chapter XVII. A Royal Banquet

2307V. The Police Play Their Hand

916Chapter XVIII. In the Queen’s Dungeons

2308VI. The Finish with the Police

917Chapter XIX. Knight-Errantry as a Trade

2309VII. The Billionaire&#x27;s Predicament

918Chapter XX. The Ogre’s Castle

2310VIII. Some Extraordinary Letters

919Chapter XXI. The Pilgrims

2311IX. An Obliging Secretary

920Chapter XXII. The Holy Fountain

2312X. A Hard Task

921Chapter XXIII. Restoration of the Fountain

2313XI. The Pirate&#x27;s Lair Located

922Chapter XXIV. A Rival Magician

2314XII. Miss Grayman Tries Flight

923Chapter XXV. A Competitive Examination

2315XIII. Running the Pirate Down

924Chapter XXVI. The First Newspaper

2316XIV. A Night Attack and an Exciting Chase

925Chapter XXVII. The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito

2317XV. A Fight Near the Clouds

926Chapter XXVIII. Drilling the King

2318XVI. The Chameleon&#x27;s Dodge

927Chapter XXIX. The Smallpox Hut

2319XVII. Besieged by the Pirate

928Chapter XXX. The Tragedy of the Manor-House

2320XVIII. The Tables Turned Again

929Chapter XXXI. Marco

2321XIX. Escape from a Terrible Death

930Chapter XXXII. Dowley’s Humiliation

2322XX. The Last of the Sky Pirate

931Chapter XXXIII. Sixth Century Political Economy

2323Foreword

932Chapter XXXIV. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves

2324Chapter I. Cosmo Versál

933Chapter XXXV. A Pitiful Incident

2325Chapter II. Mocking at Fate

934Chapter XXXVI. An Encounter in the Dark

2326Chapter III. The First Drops of the Deluge

935Chapter XXXVII. An Awful Predicament

2327Chapter IV. The World Swept with Terror

936Chapter XXXVIII. Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue

2328Chapter V. The Third Sign

937Chapter XXXIX. The Yankee’s Fight with the Knights

2329Chapter VI. Selecting the Flower of Mankind

938Chapter XL. Three Years Later

2330Chapter VII. The Waters Begin to Rise

939Chapter XLI. The Interdict

2331Chapter VIII. Storming the Ark

940Chapter XLII. War!

2332Chapter IX. The Company of the Reprieved

941Chapter XLIII. The Battle of the Sand Belt

2333Chapter X. The Last Day of New York

942Chapter XLIV. A Postscript by Clarence

2334Chapter XI. &quot;A Billion for a Share&quot;

943Foreword

2335Chapter XII. The Submergence of the Old World

944Chapter I. “There Are Heroisms All Round Us”

2336Chapter XIII. Strange Freaks of the Nebula

945Chapter II. “Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger”

2337Chapter XIV. The Escape of the President

946Chapter III. “He is a Perfectly Impossible Person”

2338Chapter XV. Professor Pludder&#x27;s Device

947Chapter IV. “It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World”

2339Chapter XVI. Mutiny in the Ark

948Chapter V. “Question!”

2340Chapter XVII. The Jules Verne

949Chapter VI. “I was the Flail of the Lord”

2341Chapter XVIII. Navigating Over Drowned Europe

950Chapter VII. “To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown”

2342Chapter XIX. To Paris Under the Sea

951Chapter VIII. “The Outlying Pickets of the New World”

2343Chapter XX. The Adventures in Colorado

952Chapter IX. “Who could have Foreseen it?”

2344Chapter XXI. &quot;The Father of Horror&quot;

953Chapter X. “The most Wonderful Things have Happened”

2345Chapter XXII. The Terrible Nucleus Arrives

954Chapter XI. “For once I was the Hero”

2346Chapter XXIII. Robbing the Crown of the World

955Chapter XII. “It was Dreadful in the Forest”

2347Chapter XXIV. The Frenchman&#x27;s New Scheme

956Chapter XIII. “A Sight which I shall Never Forget”

2348Chapter XXV. New York in Her Ocean Tomb

957Chapter XIV. “Those Were the Real Conquests”

2349Chapter XXVI. New America

958Chapter XV. “Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders”

2350I. South Polar Gold

959Chapter XVI. “A Procession! A Procession!”

2351II. The Magician of Science

960Chapter I. The Blurring of Lines

2352III. The Grand Teton Mine

961Chapter II. The Tide of Death

2353IV. The Wealth of the World

962Chapter III. Submerged

2354V. Wonders of the New Metal

963Chapter IV. A Diary of the Dying

2355VI. A Strange Discovery

964Chapter V. The Dead World

2356VII. A Mystery Indeed!

965Chapter VI. The Great Awakening

2357VIII. More of Dr. Syx’s Magic

966Edgar Rice Burroughs

2358IX. The Detective of Science

967Prolog

2359X. The Top of the Grand Teton

968Chapter I. Toward the Eternal Fires

2360XI. Strange Fate of a Kite

969Chapter II. A Strange World

2361XII. Better than Alchemy

970Chapter III. A Change of Masters

2362XIII. The Looting of the Moon

971Chapter IV. Dian the Beautiful

2363XIV. The Last of Dr. Syx

972Chapter V. Slaves

2364Philip K. Dick

973Chapter VI. The Beginning of Horror

2365Second Variety

974Chapter VII. Freedom

2366I

975Chapter VIII. The Mahar Temple

2367II

976Chapter IX. The Face of Death

2368III

977Chapter X. Phutra Again

2369IV

978Chapter XI. Four Dead Mahars

2370Adjustment Team

979Chapter XII. Pursuit

2371The Hanging Stranger

980Chapter XIII. The Sly One

2372The Eyes Have It

981Chapter XIV. The Garden of Eden

2373The Skull

982Chapter XV. Back to Earth

2374Mr. Spaceship

983Prologue

2375The Defenders

984Chapter I. Lost on Pellucidar

2376E. E. “Doc” Smith

985Chapter II. Traveling With Terror

2377Chapter 1. Arisia and Eddore

986Chapter III. Shooting the Chutes—and After

2378Chapter 2. The Fall of Atlantis

987Chapter IV. Friendship and Treachery

2379Chapter 3. The Fall of Rome

988Chapter V. Surprises

2380Chapter 4. 1918

989Chapter VI. A Pendent World

2381Chapter 5. 1941

990Chapter VII. From Plight to Plight

2382Chapter 6. 19—?

991Chapter VIII. Captive

2383Chapter 7. Pirates of Space

992Chapter IX. Hooja&#x27;s Cutthroats Appear

2384Chapter 8. In Roger&#x27;s Planetoid

993Chapter X. The Raid on the Cave-Prison

2385Chapter 9. Fleet Against Planetoid

994Chapter XI. Escape

2386Chapter 10. Within the Red Veil

995Chapter XII. Kidnaped!

2387Chapter 11. Nevian Strife

996Chapter XIII. Racing for Life

2388Chapter 12. Worm, Submarine, and Freedom

997Chapter XIV. Gore and Dreams

2389Chapter 13. The Hill

998Chapter XV. Conquest and Peace

2390Chapter 14. The Super-Ship is Launched

999Chapter 1

2391Chapter 15. Specimens

1000Chapter 2

2392Chapter 16. Super-Ship in Action

1001Chapter 3

2393Chapter 17. Roger Carries On

1002Chapter 4

2394Chapter 18. The Specimens Escape

1003Chapter 5

2395Chapter 19. Giants Meet

1004Chapter 6

2396Chapter 1

1005Chapter 7

2397Chapter 2

1006Chapter 8

2398Chapter 3

1007Chapter 9

2399Chapter 4

1008Chapter 10

2400Chapter 5

1009Chapter 1

2401Chapter 6

1010Chapter 2

2402Chapter 7

1011Chapter 3

2403Chapter 8

1012Chapter 4

2404Chapter 9

1013Chapter 5

2405Chapter 10

1014Chapter 6

2406Chapter 11

1015Chapter 7

2407Chapter 12

1016Chapter 1

2408Chapter 13

1017Chapter 2

2409Chapter 14

1018Chapter 3

2410Chapter 15

1019Chapter 4

2411Chapter 16

1020Chapter 5

2412Chapter 17

1021Chapter 1. The Rift

2413Chapter 18

1022Chapter 2. The Heavy Chest

2414Chapter 19

1023Chapter 3. Beauty and the Beast

2415Chapter 20

1024Chapter 4. A New Face

2416Epilogue

1025Chapter 5. Treason

2417Chapter 1. Catastrophe

1026Chapter 6. To Kill!

2418Chapter 2. Cloud Blasts a Vortex

1027Chapter 7. The Bull Whip

2419Chapter 3. Cloud Loses an Arm

1028Chapter 8. The Soul of Number 13

2420Chapter 4. “Storm” Cloud on Deka

1029Chapter 9. Into Savage Borneo

2421Chapter 5. The Boneheads

1030Chapter 10. Desperate Chance

2422Chapter 6. Driving Jets are Weapons

1031Chapter 11. &quot;I Am Coming!&quot;

2423Chapter 7. The Blaster Acquires a Crew

1032Chapter 12. Perfidy

2424Chapter 8. Vesta the Vegian

1033Chapter 13. Buried Treasure

2425Chapter 9. Trouble on Tominga

1034Chapter 14. Man or Monster?

2426Chapter 10. Janowick

1035Chapter 15. Too Late

2427Chapter 11. Joan the Telepath

1036Chapter 16. Sing Speaks

2428Chapter 12. Vesta Practices Spaceal

1037Chapter 17. 999 Priscilla

2429Chapter 13. Games Within Games

1038Chapter 1

2430Chapter 14. Vesta the Gambler

1039Chapter 2

2431Chapter 15. Joan and Her Brains

1040Chapter 3

2432Chapter 16. Vegian Justice

1041Chapter 4

2433Chapter 17. The Call

1042Chapter 5

2434Chapter 18. Cahuita

1043Chapter 6

2435Chapter I. The Occurrence of the Impossible

1044Chapter 7

2436Chapter II. Steel Becomes Interested

1045Chapter 8

2437Chapter III. Seaton Solves the Problem of Power

1046Chapter 9

2438Chapter IV. Steel Liberates Energy—Unexpectedly

1047Francis Bacon

2439Chapter V. Direct Action

1048New Atlantis

2440Chapter VI. The Object-Compass at Work

1049Prefatory: The Legatees of Deucalion

2441Chapter VII. The Trial Voyage

10501. My Recall

2442Chapter VIII. Indirect Action

10512. Back to Atlantis

2443Chapter IX. Lost In Space

10523. A Rival Navy

2444Chapter X. The Rescue

10534. The Welcome of Phorenice

2445Chapter XI. Through Space Into the Carboniferous

10545. Zaemon&#x27;s Curse

2446Chapter XII. The Mastery of Mind Over Matter

10556. The Biters of the City Walls

2447Chapter XIII. Nalboon of Mardonale

10567. The Biters of the Walls (Further Account)

2448Chapter XIV. Nalboon Unmasked

10578. The Preacher from the Mountains

2449Chapter XV. The Escape from Mardonale

10589. Phorenice, Goddess

2450Chapter XVI. An Osnomian Marriage

105910. A Wooing

2451Chapter XVII. Bird, Beast, or Fish?

106011. An Affair with the Barbarous Fishers

2452Chapter XVIII. The Invasion

106112. The Drug of Our Lady the Moon

2453Chapter XIX. The Return to Earth

106213. The Burying Alive of Nais

2454Chapter I. DuQuesne Goes Traveling

106314. Again the Gods Make Change

2455Chapter II. Dunark Visits Earth

106415. Zaemon&#x27;s Summons

2456Chapter III. Skylark Two Sets Out

106516. Siege of the Sacred Mountain

2457Chapter IV. The Zone of Force Is Tested

106617. Nais the Regained

2458Chapter V. First Blood

106718. Storm of the Sacred Mountain

2459Chapter VI. The Peace Conference

106819. Destruction of Atlantis

2460Chapter VII. DuQuesne&#x27;s Voyage

106920. On the Bosom of the Deep

2461Chapter VIII. The Porpoise-Men of Dasor

1070Margaret Cavendish

2462Chapter IX. The Welcome to Norlamin

1071To The Duchesse of Newcastle, On Her New Blazing-World

2463Chapter X. Norlaminian Science

1072To all Noble and Worthy Ladies

2464Chapter XI. Into a Sun

1073The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World (pt. 1)

2465Chapter XII. Flying Visits—Via Projection

1074The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World (pt. 2)

2466Chapter XIII. The Declaration of War

1075The Second Part of the Description of the New Blazing-World

2467Chapter XIV. Interstellar Extermination

1076The Epilogue to the Reader

2468Chapter XV. The Extra-Galactic Duel

1077Jonathan Swift

2469Epilogue

1078A Letter from Captain Gulliver to his Cousin Sympson.

2470Chapter I. The IPV Arcturus Sets Out for Mars

1079Chapter I.

2471Chapter II. ——But Does Not Arrive

1080Chapter II.

2472Chapter III. Castaways Upon Ganymede

1081Chapter III.

2473Chapter IV. Ganymedean Life

1082Chapter IV.

2474Chapter V. Cantrell&#x27;s Comet

1083Chapter V.

2475Chapter VI. A Frigid Civilization

1084Chapter VI.

2476Chapter VII. The Return to Ganymede

1085Chapter VII.

2477Chapter VIII. Callisto to the Rescue

1086Chapter VIII.

2478Chapter IX. The Sirius Takes a Hand

1087Chapter I.

2479Chapter X. Among Friends at Last

1088Chapter II.

2480Chapter XI. The Vorkul-Hexan War

1089Chapter III.

2481Chapter XII. The Citadel in Space

1090Chapter IV.

2482Chapter XIII. Spacehounds Triumphant

1091Chapter V.

2483Chapter 1

1092Chapter VI.

2484Chapter 2

1093Chapter VII.

2485Chapter 3

1094Chapter VIII.

2486Chapter 4

1095Chapter I.

2487Chapter 5

1096Chapter II.

2488Chapter 6

1097Chapter III.

2489Chapter 7

1098Chapter IV.

2490Chapter 8

1099Chapter V.

2491Chapter 9

1100Chapter VI.

2492I.

1101Chapter VII.

2493II.

1102Chapter VIII.

2494III.

1103Chapter IX.

2495IV.

1104Chapter X.

2496I

1105Chapter XI.

2497II

1106Chapter I.

2498III

1107Chapter II.

2499IV

1108Chapter III.

2500V

1109Chapter IV.

2501VI

1110Chapter V.

2502VII

1111Chapter VI.

2503VIII

1112Chapter VII.

2504IX

1113Chapter VIII.

2505X

1114Chapter IX.

2506XI

1115Chapter X.

2507XII

1116Chapter XI.

2508XIII

1117Chapter XII.

2509Epilogue

1118Chapter I. Discussion and Bed

2510Murray Leinster

1119Chapter II. A Morning Bath

2511I

1120Chapter III. The Guest House and Breakfast Therein

2512II

1121Chapter IV. A Market by the Way

2513III

1122Chapter V. Children on the Road

2514IV

1123Chapter VI. A Little Shopping

2515V

1124Chapter VII. Trafalgar Square

2516VI

1125Chapter VIII. An Old Friend

2517VII

1126Chapter IX. Concerning Love

2518VIII

1127Chapter X. Questions and Answers

2519IX

1128Chapter XI. Concerning Government

2520X

1129Chapter XII. Concerning the Arrangement of Life

2521XI

1130Chapter XIII. Concerning Politics

2522XII

1131Chapter XIV. How Matters are Managed

2523XIII

1132Chapter XV. On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society

2524XIV

1133Chapter XVI. Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market

2525XV

1134Chapter XVII. How the Change Came

2526XVI

1135Chapter XVIII. The Beginning of the New Life

2527XVII

1136Chapter XIX. The Drive Back to Hammersmith

2528XVIII

1137Chapter XX. The Hammersmith Guest-House Again

2529Chapter 1

1138Chapter XXI. Going up the River

2530Chapter 2

1139Chapter XXII. Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times

2531Chapter 3

1140Chapter XXIII. An Early Morning by Runnymede

2532Chapter 4

1141Chapter XXIV. Up the Thames: The Second Day

2533Chapter 5

1142Chapter XXV. The Third Day on the Thames

2534Chapter 6

1143Chapter XXVI. The Obstinate Refusers

2535Chapter 7

1144Chapter XXVII. The Upper Waters

2536Chapter 8

1145Chapter XXVIII. The Little River

2537Chapter 9

1146Chapter XXIX. A Resting-Place on the Upper Thames

2538Chapter 10

1147Chapter XXX. The Journey’s End

2539Nature&#x27;s Mislead Madhouse!

1148Chapter XXXI. An Old House Amongst New Folk

2540About the characters in this book:

1149Chapter XXXII. The Feast’s Beginning — the End

2541Prologue

1150Samuel Butler

25421. Mad Planet

1151Preface to the First Edition

25432. A Man Escapes

1152Preface to Second Edition

25443. The Purple Hills

1153Preface to the Revised Edition

25454. A Killer of Monsters

1154Chapter I. Waste Lands

25465. Meat of Man&#x27;s Killing!

1155Chapter II. In the Wool-Shed

25476. Red Dust

1156Chapter III. Up the River

25487. Journey Through Death

1157Chapter IV. The Saddle

25498. A Flight Continues

1158Chapter V. The River and the Range

25509. There Is Such a Thing as Sunshine

1159Chapter VI. Into Erewhon

255110. Men Climb Up to Savagery

1160Chapter VII. First Impressions

255211. Warm Blood Is a Bond

1161Chapter VIII. In Prison

2553Epilogue

1162Chapter IX. To the Metropolis

2554I

1163Chapter X. Current Opinions

2555II

1164Chapter XI. Some Erewhonian Trials

2556III

1165Chapter XII. Malcontents

2557IV

1166Chapter XIII. The Views of the Erewhonians Concerning Death

2558V

1167Chapter XIV. Mahaina

2559VI

1168Chapter XV. The Musical Banks

2560VII

1169Chapter XVI. Arowhena

2561VIII

1170Chapter XVII. Ydgrun and the Ydgrunites

2562IX

1171Chapter XVIII. Birth Formulae

2563Chapter 1

1172Chapter XIX. The World of the Unborn

2564Chapter 2

1173Chapter XX. What They Mean By It

2565Chapter 3

1174Chapter XXI. The Colleges of Unreason

2566Chapter 4

1175Chapter XXII. The Colleges of Unreason—Continued

2567Chapter 5

1176Chapter XXIII. The Book of the Machines

2568Chapter 6

1177Chapter XXIV. The Machines—Continued

2569Chapter 7

1178Chapter XXV. The Machines—Concluded

2570Chapter 8

1179Chapter XXVI. The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals

2571Chapter 9

1180Chapter XXVII. The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables

2572Chapter 10

1181Chapter XXVIII. Escape

2573I

1182Chapter XXIX. Conclusion

2574II

1183Chapter 1

2575III

1184Chapter 2

2576IV

1185Chapter 3

2577V

1186Chapter 4

2578VI

1187Chapter 5

2579VII

1188Chapter 6

2580VIII

1189Chapter 7

2581IX

1190Chapter 8

2582X

1191Chapter 9

2583XI

1192Chapter 10

2584XII

1193Chapter 11

2585Foreword

1194Chapter 12

2586Chapter I

1195Chapter 13

2587Chapter II

1196Chapter 14

2588Chapter III

1197Chapter 15

2589Chapter IV

1198Chapter 16

2590Chapter V

1199Chapter 17

2591Chapter I. The Tube

1200Chapter 18

2592Chapter II. The Death Mist

1201Chapter 19

2593Chapter III. The Tree-Fern Jungle

1202Chapter 20

2594Chapter IV. The Fifth-Dimension World

1203Chapter 21

2595Chapter V. The Fight in the Marsh

1204Chapter 22

2596Chapter VI. The Golden City

1205Chapter 23

2597Chapter VII. The Fleet from Rahn

1206Chapter 24

2598Chapter VIII. “Those Devils Have Got Evelyn!”

1207Chapter 25

2599Chapter IX. War!

1208Chapter 26

2600Chapter X. The Fight

1209Chapter 27

2601Chapter 1. Enter Three Hussars

1210Chapter 28

2602Chapter 2. A Right-Hand Glove

1211Chapter 29

2603Chapter 3. Nine for a Party

1212Introduction

2604Chapter 4. Sos from Nowhere

1213Chapter I. The Author’s Pedigree,—Also That of His Father

2605Chapter 5. Sid Insists on Ghostgirls

1214Chapter II. Touching Myself and Ten Thousand Pounds

2606Chapter 6. Crete Circa 1300 B.C.

1215Chapter III. Opinions of Our Author’s Ancestor, Together With Some of His Own, and Some of Other People’s

2607Chapter 7. Time to Think

1216Chapter IV. Showing the Ups and Downs, the Hopes and Fears, and the Vagaries of Love, Some Views of Death, and an Account of an Inheritance

2608Chapter 8. A Place to Stand

1217Chapter V. About the Social-Stake System, the Dangers of Concentration, and Other Moral and Immoral Curiosities

2609Chapter 9. A Locked Room

1218Chapter VI. A Theory of Palpable Sublimity—Some Practical Ideas, and the Commencement of Adventures

2610Chapter 10. Motives and Opportunities

1219Chapter VII. Touching an Amphibious Animal, a Special Introduction, and Its Consequences

2611Chapter 11. The Western Front, 1917

1220Chapter VIII. An Introduction to Four New Characters, Some Touches of Philosophy, and a Few Capital Thoughts on Political Economy

2612Chapter 12. A Big Opportunity

1221Chapter IX. The Commencement of Wonders, Which Are the More Extraordinary on Account of Their Truth

2613Chapter 13. The Tiger is Loose

1222Chapter X. A Great Deal of Negotiation, in Which Human Shrewdness Is Completely Shamed, and Human Ingenuity Is Shown to Be of a Very Secondary Quality

2614Chapter 14. &quot;Now Will You Talk?&quot;

1223Chapter XI. A Philosophy That Is Bottomed on Something Substantial—Some Reasons Plainly Presented, and Cavilling Objections Put to Flight by a Charge Of Logical Bayonets

2615Chapter 15. Lord Spider

1224Chapter XII. Better and Better—A Higher Flight of Reason—More Obvious Truths, Deeper Philosophy, and Facts That Even an Ostrich Might Digest

2616Chapter 16. The Possibility-Binders

1225Chapter XIII. A Chapter of Preparations—Discrimination in Character—A Tight Fit, and Other Conveniences, With Some Judgment

2617I

1226Chapter XIV. How to Steer Small—How to Run the Gauntlet With a Ship—How to Go Clear—A New-Fashioned Screw—Dock, and Certain Mile-Stones

2618II

1227Chapter XV. An Arrival—Forms of Reception—Several New Christenings—An Official Document, and Terra Firma

2619III

1228Chapter XVI. An Inn—Debts Paid in Advance, and a Singular Touch of Human Nature Found Closely Incorporated With Monikin Nature

2620IV

1229Chapter XVII. New Lords, New Laws—Gyration, Rotation, and Another Nation; Also an Invitation

2621V

1230Chapter XVIII. A Court, a Court-Dress, and a Courtier—Justice in Various Aspects, as Well as Honor

2622VI

1231Chapter XIX. About the Humility of Professional Saints, a Succession of Tails, a Bride and Bridegroom, and Other Heavenly Matters, Diplomacy Included

2623VII

1232Chapter XX. A Very Common Case: Or a Great Deal of Law, and Very Little Justice—Heads and Tails, With the Dangers of Each

2624VIII

1233Chapter XXI. Better and Better—More Law and More Justice—Tails and Heads: The Importance of Keeping Each in Its Proper Place

2625Chapter 1

1234Chapter XXII. A Neophyte in Diplomacy—Diplomatic Introduction—A Calculation—A Shipment of Opinions—How to Choose an Invoice, With an Assortment

2626Chapter 2

1235Chapter XXIII. Political Boundaries—Political Rights—Political Selections, and Political Disquisitions; With Political Results

2627Chapter 3

1236Chapter XXIV. An Arrival—An Election—Architecture—A Rolling-Pin, and Patriotism of the Most Approved Water

2628Chapter 4

1237Chapter XXV. A Fundamental Principle, a Fundamental Law, and a Fundamental Error

2629Chapter 5

1238Chapter XXVI. How to Enact Laws—Oratory, Logic, and Eloquence; All Considered in Their Every-Day Aspects

2630Chapter 6

1239Chapter XXVII. An Effect of Logarithms on Morals—An Obscuration, a Dissertation, and a Calculation

2631Chapter 7

1240Chapter XXVIII. The Importance of Motives to a Legislator—Moral Consecutiveness, Comets, Kites, and a Convoy; With Some Every-Day Legislation; Together With Cause And Effect

2632A Hitch in Space

1241Chapter XXIX. Some Explanations—A Human Appetite—A Dinner and a Bonne Bouche

2633A Pail of Air

1242Chapter XXX. Explanations—A Leave-Taking—Love—Confessions, but No Penitence

2634The Moon is Green

1243Chapter 1. A Not Unnatural Enterprise

2635Chapter 1

1244Chapter 2. Rash Advances

2636Chapter 2

1245Chapter 3. A Peculiar Imprisonment

2637Chapter 3

1246Chapter 4. Our Venture

2638Chapter 4

1247Chapter 5. A Unique History

2639Chapter 5

1248Chapter 6. Comparisons Are Odious

2640Chapter 6

1249Chapter 7. Our Growing Modesty

2641Chapter 7

1250Chapter 8. The Girls of Herland

2642Chapter 8

1251Chapter 9. Our Relations and Theirs

2643Chapter 9

1252Chapter 10. Their Religions and Our Marriages

2644Chapter 10

1253Chapter 11. Our Difficulties

2645Chapter 11

1254Chapter 12. Expelled

2646Chapter 12

1255Chapter 1. The Return

2647Chapter 13

1256Chapter 2. War

2648Chapter 14

1257Chapter 3. A Journey of Inspection

2649Chapter 15

1258Chapter 4. Nearing Home

2650Chapter 16

1259Chapter 5. My Country

2651Chapter 17

1260Chapter 6. The Diagnosis

2652Chapter 18

1261Chapter 7. In Our Homes

26531. Lotus World

1262Chapter 8. More Diagnosis

26542. Lair of Mano-Nui

1263Chapter 9.

26553. The Ancient Mariners

1264Chapter 10.

26564. Storm Menace

1265Chapter 11.

26575. Time Wrecked

1266Chapter 12.

26586. Loketh the Useless

1267Part One

26597. Witches&#x27; Meat

1268Part Two

26608. The Free Rovers

1269Part Three

26619. Battle Test

1270Part Four

266210. Death at Kyn Add

1271Part Five

266311. Weapon from the Depths

1272Part Six

266412. Baldies

1273Part Seven

266513. The Sea Gate of the Foanna

1274Part Eight

266614. The Foanna

1275Part Nine

266715. Return to the Battle

1276Part Ten

266816. The Opening of the Great Door

1277Part Eleven

266917. Shades Against Shadow

1278Part Twelve

267018. World in Doubt?

1279Owen Gregory

26711

1280Introduction. A Few Words About Mr. Ming and His Journal

26722

1281Note on Personal Names

26733

1282Chapter I. I Become a Foreign Observer

26744

1283Chapter II. Bridgetown, Tour No. 1

26755

1284Chapter III. Introduction to Mecco

26766

1285Chapter IV. Professor Proser-Toady’s Lecture

26777

1286Chapter V. Culture in Mecco

26788

1287Chapter VI. More Culture in Mecco

26799

1288Chapter VII. A Meccanian Apostle

268010

1289Chapter VIII. The Mechow Festival

268111

1290Chapter IX. Meccanisation

268212

1291Chapter X. Conversations

268313

1292Chapter XI. An Academic Discussion

268414

1293Chapter XII. The Latest Institution

268515

1294Chapter XIII. Never Again

268616

1295Preface

268717

1296Prologue

268818

1297Chapter I

2689I

1298Chapter II

2690II

1299Chapter III

2691III

1300Chapter IV

2692IV

1301Chapter V

2693V

1302Chapter I

2694VI

1303Chapter II

2695VII

1304Chapter III

2696VIII

1305Chapter IV

2697...And It Comes Out Here

1306Chapter V

2698August Derleth

1307Chapter VI

2699A Traveler in Time

1308Chapter VII

2700I

1309Chapter VIII

2701II

1310Chapter I

2702III

1311Chapter II

2703IV

1312Chapter III

2704V

1313Chapter IV

2705Chapter 1

1314Chapter V

2706Chapter 2

1315Chapter VI

2707Chapter 3

1316Fred M. White

2708Chapter 4

1317I

2709Chapter 5

1318II

2710Chapter 6

1319III

2711Chapter 7

1320IV

2712Chapter 8

1321V

2713Chapter 9

1322VI

2714Chapter 10

1323VII

2715Chapter 11

1324I

2716Chapter 12

1325II

2717Chapter 13

1326III

2718Chapter 14

1327IV

2719I. Foraminifera 9

1328V

2720II. Shield 8805

1329VI

2721III. Cow

1330The Dust of Death

2722IV. Sandy Van Pelt

1331A Bubble Burst

2723V. Priam&#x27;s Maw

1332I

2724Kurt Vonnegut

1333II

27252 B R 0 2 B

1334III

2726The Big Trip Up Yonder

1335IV

2727Chapter I

1336V

2728Chapter II

1337VI

2729Chapter III

1338VII

2730Chapter IV

1339I

2731Chapter V

1340II

2732Chapter VI

1341III

2733Chapter VII

1342IV

2734Chapter VIII

1343V

2735Chapter IX

1344Chapter I. The Great City

2736Chapter X

1345Chapter II. My Adventure

2737Chapter XI

1346Chapter III. The Beggar&#x27;s Home

2738Chapter XII

1347Chapter IV. The Under-World

2739Chapter XIII

1348Chapter V. Estella Washington

2740Chapter XIV

1349Chapter VI. The Interview

2741Chapter XV

1350Chapter VII. The Hiding-Place

2742Chapter XVI

1351Chapter VIII. The Brotherhood

2743Chapter XVII

1352Chapter IX. The Poisoned Knife

2744Chapter XVIII

1353Chapter X. Preparations for To-night

2745Chapter XIX

1354Chapter XI. How the World Came to be Ruined

2746Chapter XX

1355Chapter XII. Gabriel&#x27;s Utopia

2747Preface

1356Chapter XIII. The Council of the Oligarchy

2748Chapter I. Jupiter

1357Chapter XIV. The Spy&#x27;s Story

2749Chapter II. Antecedental

1358Chapter XV. The Master of &quot;The Demons&quot;

2750Chapter III. President Bearwarden&#x27;s Speech

1359Chapter XVI. Gabriel&#x27;s Folly

2751Chapter IV. Prof. Cortlandt&#x27;s Historical Sketch of the World in A. D. 2000

1360Chapter XVII. The Flight and Pursuit

2752Chapter V. Dr. Cortlandt&#x27;s History Continued

1361Chapter XVIII. The Execution

2753Chapter VI. Far-Reaching Plans

1362Chapter XIX. The Mamelukes of the Air

2754Chapter VII. Hard at Work

1363Chapter XX. The Workingmen&#x27;s Meeting

2755Chapter VIII. Good-Bye

1364Chapter XXI. A Sermon of the Twentieth Century

2756Chapter I. The Last of the Earth

1365Chapter XXII. Estella and I

2757Chapter II. Space and Mars

1366Chapter XXIII. Max&#x27;s Story – The Songstress

2758Chapter III. Heavenly Bodies

1367Chapter XXIV. Max&#x27;s Story Continued – The Journeyman Printer

2759Chapter IV. Preparing to Alight

1368Chapter XXV. Max&#x27;s Story Continued – The Dark Shadow

2760Chapter V. Exploration and Excitement

1369Chapter XXVI. Max&#x27;s Story Continued – The Widow and Her Son

2761Chapter VI. Mastodon and Will-O&#x27;-The Wisps

1370Chapter XXVII. Max&#x27;s Story Continued – The Blacksmith Shop

2762Chapter VII. An Unseen Hunter

1371Chapter XXVIII. Max&#x27;s Story Concluded – The Unexpected Happens

2763Chapter VIII. Sportsmen&#x27;s Reveries

1372Chapter XXIX. Elysium

2764Chapter IX. The Honey of Death

1373Chapter XXX. Upon the House-Top

2765Chapter X. Changing Landscapes

1374Chapter XXXI. &quot;Sheol&quot;

2766Chapter XI. A Jovian Niagara

1375Chapter XXXII. The Rat-Trap

2767Chapter XII. Hills and Valleys

1376Chapter XXXIII. &quot;The Ocean Overpeers Its List&quot;

2768Chapter XIII. North-Polar Discoveries

1377Chapter XXXIV. The Prince Gives His Last Bribe

2769Chapter XIV. The Scene Shifts

1378Chapter XXXV. The Liberated Prisoner

2770Chapter I. Saturn

1379Chapter XXXVI. Cæsar Erects His Monument

2771Chapter II. The Spirit&#x27;s First Visit

1380Chapter XXXVII. The Second Day

2772Chapter III. Doubts and Philosophy

1381Chapter XXXVIII. The Flight

2773Chapter IV. A Providential Intervention

1382Chapter XXXIX. Europe

2774Chapter V. Ayrault&#x27;s Vision

1383Chapter XL. The Garden in the Mountains

2775Chapter VI. A Great Void and a Great Longing

1384Chapter I. Irene

2776Chapter VII. The Spirit&#x27;s Second Visit

1385Chapter II. The Period, and the Coming of Wings

2777Chapter VIII. Cassandra and Cosmology

1386Chapter III. The Million to One Chance

2778Chapter IX. Doctor Cortlandt Sees His Grave

1387Chapter IV. The Compact

2779Chapter X. Ayrault

1388Chapter V. The Downtrodden

2780Chapter XI. Dreamland to Shadowland

1389Chapter VI. Miss Lisle Tells a Long Pointless Story

2781Chapter XII. Sheol

1390Chapter VII. &quot;Schedule B&quot;

2782Chapter XIII. The Priest&#x27;s Sermon

1391Chapter VIII. Tantroy Earns His Wage

2783Chapter XIV. Hic Ille Jacet

1392Chapter IX. Secret History

2784Chapter XV. Mother Earth

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