
The Greats of Sci-Fi: H. G Wells Edition
140+ Dystopian Novels, Space Action Adventures, Lost World Classics & Apocalyptic TalesBy 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, Ernest Bramah, Jonathan Swift, Cleveland Moffett, William Morris, Anthony Trollope, Richard Jefferies, Samuel Butler, David Lindsay, Edward Everett Hale, Edward Bellamy, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Wallace, Francis Bacon, Robert Cromie, Abraham Merritt, Ignatius Donnelly, Owen Gregory, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Fred M. White, H. P. Lovecraft, Garrett P. Serviss, Henry Rider Haggard, Mary Shelley, Malcolm Jameson, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Otis Adelbert Kline, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Edwin A. Abbott, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Gertrude Barrows Bennett, Hugh Benson, Margaret CavendishLength771h 51m
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In 'The Greats of Sci-Fi: H. G. Wells Edition', readers are invited to explore an impressive tapestry of science fiction narratives that stretch across time and imagination. This anthology encompasses a wide array of themes from the existential musings of cosmic wonders to the intricate investigations of human society vis-a-vis advanced technologies and speculative futures. The literary styles vary widely, offering both the lyrical and the philosophical, the satirical and the profoundly visionary. Standout pieces within this collection challenge the boundaries of conventional thought and invite readers into brave new worlds, subtly weaving a dialogue between the time-honored tales of past masters and the enduring allure of science fiction. This collection is an homage to the diverse voices that have shaped the genre, featuring pivotal contributions from literary giants whose works echo the visionary scope of H. G. Wells himself. Authors such as Jules Verne and Mary Shelley frame the context with their groundbreaking explorations into the unknown, while others like Edgar Allan Poe bring darker, psychological dimensions to life. These writers, architects of great speculative worlds, align with various literary movements that have challenged and expanded our understanding of the universe and humankind's place within it. Within a single volume, 'The Greats of Sci-Fi: H. G. Wells Edition' offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to traverse a multitude of perspectives and styles. This anthology fosters an engaging dialogue between distinct literary voices, encouraging readers to delve into its pages not only for entertainment but for its educational merit and the insights it offers into the evolution of speculative thought. Whether a seasoned aficionado or a curious newcomer, this collection promises to enrich the reader's appreciation of science fiction's rich and diverse legacy.
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Table of contents
1The Greats of Sci-Fi: H. G Wells Edition
1122Jonathan Swift
2H. G. Wells
1123Gulliver's Travels
3Chapter I
1124A Letter from Captain Gulliver to his Cousin Sympson.
4Chapter II
1125Chapter I.
5Chapter III
1126Chapter II.
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6Chapter IV
1127Chapter III.
7Chapter V
1128Chapter IV.
8Chapter VI
1129Chapter V.
9Chapter VII
1130Chapter VI.
10Chapter VIII
1131Chapter VII.
11Chapter IX
1132Chapter VIII.
12Chapter X
1133Chapter I.
13Chapter XI
1134Chapter II.
14Chapter XII
1135Chapter III.
15The War of the Worlds
1136Chapter IV.
16Chapter One. The Eve of the War
1137Chapter V.
17Chapter Two. The Falling Star
1138Chapter VI.
18Chapter Three. On Horsell Common
1139Chapter VII.
19Chapter Four. The Cylinder Opens
1140Chapter VIII.
20Chapter Five. The HeatRay
1141Chapter I.
21Chapter Six. The HeatRay in the Chobham Road
1142Chapter II.
22Chapter Seven. How I Reached Home
1143Chapter III.
23Chapter Eight. Friday Night
1144Chapter IV.
24Chapter Nine. The Fighting Begins
1145Chapter V.
25Chapter Ten. In the Storm
1146Chapter VI.
26Chapter Eleven. At the Window
1147Chapter VII.
27Chapter Twelve. What I Saw of the Destruction
1148Chapter VIII.
28Chapter Thirteen. How I Fell in with the Curate
1149Chapter IX.
29Chapter Fourteen. In London
1150Chapter X.
30Chapter Fifteen. What Had Happened in Surrey
1151Chapter XI.
31Chapter Sixteen. The Exodus from London
1152Chapter I.
32Chapter Seventeen. The “Thunder Child”
1153Chapter II.
33Chapter One. Under Foot
1154Chapter III.
34Chapter Two. What We Saw from the Ruined House
1155Chapter IV.
35Chapter Three. The Days of Imprisonment
1156Chapter V.
36Chapter Four. The Death of the Curate
1157Chapter VI.
37Chapter Five. The Stillness
1158Chapter VII.
38Chapter Six. The Work of Fifteen Days
1159Chapter VIII.
39Chapter Seven. The Man on Putney Hill
1160Chapter IX.
40Chapter Eight. Dead London
1161Chapter X.
41Chapter Nine. Wreckage
1162Chapter XI.
42Chapter Ten. The Epilogue
1163Chapter XII.
43Introduction
1164William Morris
44Chapter 1. In the Dinghy of the Lady Vain
1165Chapter I. Discussion and Bed
45Chapter 2. The Man Who was Going Nowhere
1166Chapter II. A Morning Bath
46Chapter 3. The Strange Face
1167Chapter III. The Guest House and Breakfast Therein
47Chapter 4. At the Schooner’s Rail
1168Chapter IV. A Market by the Way
48Chapter 5. The Landing on the Island
1169Chapter V. Children on the Road
49Chapter 6. The Evil-Looking Boatmen
1170Chapter VI. A Little Shopping
50Chapter 7. The Locked Door
1171Chapter VII. Trafalgar Square
51Chapter 8. The Crying of the Puma
1172Chapter VIII. An Old Friend
52Chapter 9. The Thing in the Forest
1173Chapter IX. Concerning Love
53Chapter 10. The Crying of the Man
1174Chapter X. Questions and Answers
54Chapter 11. The Hunting of the Man
1175Chapter XI. Concerning Government
55Chapter 12. The Sayers of the Law
1176Chapter XII. Concerning the Arrangement of Life
56Chapter 13. A Parley
1177Chapter XIII. Concerning Politics
57Chapter 14. Doctor Moreau Explains
1178Chapter XIV. How Matters are Managed
58Chapter 15. Concerning the Beast Folk
1179Chapter XV. On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society
59Chapter 16. How the Beast Folk Tasted Blood
1180Chapter XVI. Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market
60Chapter 17. A Catastrophe
1181Chapter XVII. How the Change Came
61Chapter 18. The Finding of Moreau
1182Chapter XVIII. The Beginning of the New Life
62Chapter 19. Montgomery’s `Bank Holiday’
1183Chapter XIX. The Drive Back to Hammersmith
63Chapter 20. Alone with the Beast Folk
1184Chapter XX. The Hammersmith Guest-House Again
64Chapter 21. The Reversion of the Beast Folk
1185Chapter XXI. Going up the River
65Chapter 22. The Man Alone
1186Chapter XXII. Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times
66Chapter I. The Strange Man’s Arrival
1187Chapter XXIII. An Early Morning by Runnymede
67Chapter II. Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions
1188Chapter XXIV. Up the Thames: The Second Day
68Chapter III. The Thousand and One Bottles
1189Chapter XXV. The Third Day on the Thames
69Chapter IV. Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger
1190Chapter XXVI. The Obstinate Refusers
70Chapter V. The Burglary at the Vicarage
1191Chapter XXVII. The Upper Waters
71Chapter VI. The Furniture that Went Mad
1192Chapter XXVIII. The Little River
72Chapter VII. The Unveiling of the Stranger
1193Chapter XXIX. A Resting-Place on the Upper Thames
73Chapter VIII. In Transit
1194Chapter XXX. The Journey’s End
74Chapter IX. Mr. Thomas Marvel
1195Chapter XXXI. An Old House Amongst New Folk
75Chapter X. Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping
1196Chapter XXXII. The Feast’s Beginning — the End
76Chapter XI. In the “Coach and Horses”
1197Samuel Butler
77Chapter XII. The Invisible Man Loses His Temper
1198Preface to the First Edition
78Chapter XIII. Mr. Marvel Discusses His Resignation
1199Preface to Second Edition
79Chapter XIV. At Port Stowe
1200Preface to the Revised Edition
80Chapter XV. The Man Who was Running
1201Chapter I. Waste Lands
81Chapter XVI. In the “Jolly Cricketers”
1202Chapter II. In the Wool-Shed
82Chapter XVII. Dr. Kemp’s Visitor
1203Chapter III. Up the River
83Chapter XVIII. The Invisible Man Sleeps
1204Chapter IV. The Saddle
84Chapter XIX. Certain First Principles
1205Chapter V. The River and the Range
85Chapter XX. At the House in Great Portland Street
1206Chapter VI. Into Erewhon
86Chapter XXI. In Oxford Street
1207Chapter VII. First Impressions
87Chapter XXII. In the Emporium
1208Chapter VIII. In Prison
88Chapter XXIII. In Drury Lane
1209Chapter IX. To the Metropolis
89Chapter XXIV. The Plan that Failed
1210Chapter X. Current Opinions
90Chapter XXV. The Hunting of the Invisible Man
1211Chapter XI. Some Erewhonian Trials
91Chapter XXVI. The Wicksteed Murder
1212Chapter XII. Malcontents
92Chapter XXVII. The Siege of Kemp’s House
1213Chapter XIII. The Views of the Erewhonians Concerning Death
93Chapter XXVIII. The Hunter Hunted
1214Chapter XIV. Mahaina
94Chapter 1. Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
1215Chapter XV. The Musical Banks
95Chapter 2. The First Making of Cavorite
1216Chapter XVI. Arowhena
96Chapter 3. The Building of the sphere
1217Chapter XVII. Ydgrun and the Ydgrunites
97Chapter 4. Inside the Sphere
1218Chapter XVIII. Birth Formulae
98Chapter 5. The Journey to the Moon
1219Chapter XIX. The World of the Unborn
99Chapter 6. The Landing on the Moon
1220Chapter XX. What They Mean By It
100Chapter 7. Sunrise on the Moon
1221Chapter XXI. The Colleges of Unreason
101Chapter 8. A Lunar Morning
1222Chapter XXII. The Colleges of Unreason—Continued
102Chapter 9. Prospecting Begins
1223Chapter XXIII. The Book of the Machines
103Chapter 10. Lost Men in the Moon
1224Chapter XXIV. The Machines—Continued
104Chapter 11. The Mooncalf Pastures
1225Chapter XXV. The Machines—Concluded
105Chapter 12. The Selenite’s Face
1226Chapter XXVI. The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals
106Chapter 13. Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions
1227Chapter XXVII. The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables
107Chapter 14. Experiments in intercourse
1228Chapter XXVIII. Escape
108Chapter 15. The Giddy Bridge
1229Chapter XXIX. Conclusion
109Chapter 16. Points of View
1230Edward Bulwer-Lytton
110Chapter 17. The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers
1231Chapter 1
111Chapter 18. In the Sunlight
1232Chapter 2
112Chapter 19. Mr. Bedford Alone
1233Chapter 3
113Chapter 20. Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space
1234Chapter 4
114Chapter 21. Mr. Bedford at Littlestone
1235Chapter 5
115Chapter 22. The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee
1236Chapter 6
116Chapter 23. An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor
1237Chapter 7
117Chapter 24. The Natural History of the Selenites
1238Chapter 8
118Chapter 25. The Grand Lunar
1239Chapter 9
119Chapter 26. The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth
1240Chapter 10
120Chapter I. Insomnia
1241Chapter 11
121Chapter II. The Trance
1242Chapter 12
122Chapter III. The Awakening
1243Chapter 13
123Chapter IV. The Sound of a Tumult
1244Chapter 14
124Chapter V. The Moving Ways
1245Chapter 15
125Chapter VI. The Hall of the Atlas
1246Chapter 16
126Chapter VII. In the Silent Rooms
1247Chapter 17
127Chapter VIII. The Roof Spaces
1248Chapter 18
128Chapter IX. The People March
1249Chapter 19
129Chapter X. The Battle of the Darkness
1250Chapter 20
130Chapter XI. The Old Man Who Knew Everything
1251Chapter 21
131Chapter XII. Ostrog
1252Chapter 22
132Chapter XIII. The End of the Old Order
1253Chapter 23
133Chapter XIV. From the Crow’s Nest
1254Chapter 24
134Chapter XV. Prominent People
1255Chapter 25
135Chapter XVI. The Monoplane
1256Chapter 26
136Chapter XVII. Three Days
1257Chapter 27
137Chapter XVIII. Graham Remembers
1258Chapter 28
138Chapter XIX. Ostrog’s Point of View
1259Chapter 29
139Chapter XX. In the City Ways
1260James Fenimore Cooper
140Chapter XXI. The Underside
1261Introduction
141Chapter XXII. The Struggle in the Council House
1262Chapter I. The Author’s Pedigree,—Also That of His Father
142Chapter XXIII. Graham Speaks His Word
1263Chapter II. Touching Myself and Ten Thousand Pounds
143Chapter XXIV. While the Aeroplanes were Coming
1264Chapter III. Opinions of Our Author’s Ancestor, Together With Some of His Own, and Some of Other People’s
144Chapter XXV. The Coming of the Aeroplanes
1265Chapter 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
145Introduction The Dream Book of Dr. Philip Raven
1266Chapter V. About the Social-Stake System, the Dangers of Concentration, and Other Moral and Immoral Curiosities
1461. A Chronological Note
1267Chapter VI. A Theory of Palpable Sublimity—Some Practical Ideas, and the Commencement of Adventures
1472. How the Idea and Hope of the Modern World State First Appeared
1268Chapter VII. Touching an Amphibious Animal, a Special Introduction, and Its Consequences
1483. The Accumulating Disproportions of the Old Order
1269Chapter VIII. An Introduction to Four New Characters, Some Touches of Philosophy, and a Few Capital Thoughts on Political Economy
1494. Early Attempts to Understand and Deal with These Disproportions; The Criticisms of Karl Marx and Henry George
1270Chapter IX. The Commencement of Wonders, Which Are the More Extraordinary on Account of Their Truth
1505. The Way in Which Competition and Monetary Inefficiency Strained the Old Order
1271Chapter 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
1516. The Paradox of Over-Production and Its Relation to War
1272Chapter 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
1527. The Great War of 1914-1918
1273Chapter XII. Better and Better—A Higher Flight of Reason—More Obvious Truths, Deeper Philosophy, and Facts That Even an Ostrich Might Digest
1538. The Impulse to Abolish War; The Episode of the Ford Peace Ship
1274Chapter XIII. A Chapter of Preparations—Discrimination in Character—A Tight Fit, and Other Conveniences, With Some Judgment
1549. The Direct Action of the Armament Industries in Maintaining War Stresses
1275Chapter 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
15510. Versailles: Seed Bed of Disasters
1276Chapter XV. An Arrival—Forms of Reception—Several New Christenings—An Official Document, and Terra Firma
15611. The Impulse to Abolish War: Why the League of Nations Failed to Pacify the World
1277Chapter XVI. An Inn—Debts Paid in Advance, and a Singular Touch of Human Nature Found Closely Incorporated With Monikin Nature
15712. The Breakdown of “Finance” and Social Morale after Versailles
1278Chapter XVII. New Lords, New Laws—Gyration, Rotation, and Another Nation; Also an Invitation
15813. 1933: “Progress” Comes to a Halt
1279Chapter XVIII. A Court, a Court-Dress, and a Courtier—Justice in Various Aspects, as Well as Honor
1591. The London Conference: the Crowning Failure of the Old Governments; The Spread of Dictatorships and Fascisms
1280Chapter XIX. About the Humility of Professional Saints, a Succession of Tails, a Bride and Bridegroom, and Other Heavenly Matters, Diplomacy Included
1602. The Sloughing of the Old Educational Tradition
1281Chapter XX. A Very Common Case: Or a Great Deal of Law, and Very Little Justice—Heads and Tails, With the Dangers of Each
1613. Disintegration and Crystallization in the Social Magma. The Gangster and Militant Political Organizations
1282Chapter XXI. Better and Better—More Law and More Justice—Tails and Heads: The Importance of Keeping Each in Its Proper Place
1624. Changes in War Practice after the World War
1283Chapter XXII. A Neophyte in Diplomacy—Diplomatic Introduction—A Calculation—A Shipment of Opinions—How to Choose an Invoice, With an Assortment
1635. The Fading Vision of a World Pax: Japan Reverts to Warfare
1284Chapter XXIII. Political Boundaries—Political Rights—Political Selections, and Political Disquisitions; With Political Results
1646. The Western Grip on Asia Relaxes
1285Chapter XXIV. An Arrival—An Election—Architecture—A Rolling-Pin, and Patriotism of the Most Approved Water
1657. The Modern State and Germany
1286Chapter XXV. A Fundamental Principle, a Fundamental Law, and a Fundamental Error
1668. A Note on Hate and Cruelty
1287Chapter XXVI. How to Enact Laws—Oratory, Logic, and Eloquence; All Considered in Their Every-Day Aspects
1679. The Last War Cyclone, 1940-50
1288Chapter XXVII. An Effect of Logarithms on Morals—An Obscuration, a Dissertation, and a Calculation
16810. The Raid of the Germs
1289Chapter 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
16911. Europe in 1960
1290Chapter XXIX. Some Explanations—A Human Appetite—A Dinner and a Bonne Bouche
17012. America in Liquidation
1291Chapter XXX. Explanations—A Leave-Taking—Love—Confessions, but No Penitence
1711. The Plan of the Modern State Is Worked Out
1292Charlotte Perkins Gilman
1722. Thought and Action: the New Model of Revolution
1293Chapter 1. A Not Unnatural Enterprise
1733. The Technical Revolutionary
1294Chapter 2. Rash Advances
1744. Prophets, Pioneers, Fanatics and Murdered Men
1295Chapter 3. A Peculiar Imprisonment
1755. The First Conference at Basra: 1965
1296Chapter 4. Our Venture
1766. The Growth of Resistance to the Sea and Air Ways Control
1297Chapter 5. A Unique History
1777. Intellectual Antagonism to the Modern State
1298Chapter 6. Comparisons Are Odious
1788. The Second Conference at Basra, 1978
1299Chapter 7. Our Growing Modesty
1799. “Three Courses of Action”
1300Chapter 8. The Girls of Herland
18010. The Life-Time Plan
1301Chapter 9. Our Relations and Theirs
18111. The Real Struggle for Government Begins
1302Chapter 10. Their Religions and Our Marriages
1821. Gap in the Text
1303Chapter 11. Our Difficulties
1832. Melodramatic Interlude
1304Chapter 12. Expelled
1843. Futile Insurrection
1305Chapter 1. The Return
1854. The Schooling of Mankind
1306Chapter 2. War
1865. The Text Resumes: The Tyranny of the Second Council
1307Chapter 3. A Journey of Inspection
1876. Æsthetic Frustration: The Note Books of Ariston Theotocopulos
1308Chapter 4. Nearing Home
1887. The Declaration of Mégève
1309Chapter 5. My Country
1891. Monday Morning in the Creation of a New World
1310Chapter 6. The Diagnosis
1902. Keying Up the Planet
1311Chapter 7. In Our Homes
1913. Geogonic Planning
1312Chapter 8. More Diagnosis
1924. Changes in the Control of Behaviour
1313Chapter 9.
1935. Organization of Plenty
1314Chapter 10.
1946. The Average Man Grows Older and Wiser
1315Chapter 11.
1957. Language and Mental Growth
1316Chapter 12.
1968. Sublimation of Interest
1317Hugh Benson
1979. A New Phase in the History of Life
1318Lord of the World
198The Food of the Gods
1319Preface
199Chapter the First. The Discovery of the Food.
1320Prologue
200Chapter the Second. The Experimental Farm.
1321Chapter I
201Chapter the Third. The Giant Rats.
1322Chapter II
202Chapter the Fourth. The Giant Children.
1323Chapter III
203Chapter the Fifth. The Minimificence of Mr Bensington.
1324Chapter IV
204Chapter the First. The Coming of the Food.
1325Chapter V
205Chapter the Second. The Brat Gigantic.
1326Chapter I
206Chapter the First. The Altered World.
1327Chapter II
207Chapter the Second. The Giant Lovers.
1328Chapter III
208Chapter the Third. Young Caddies in London.
1329Chapter IV
209Chapter the Fourth. Redwood’s Two Days.
1330Chapter V
210Chapter the Fifth. The Giant Leaguer.
1331Chapter VI
211Prologue. The Man Who Wrote in the Tower
1332Chapter VII
212Chapter the First. Dust in the Shadows
1333Chapter VIII
213Chapter the Second. Nettie
1334Chapter I
214Chapter the Third The Revolver
1335Chapter II
215Chapter the Fourth. War
1336Chapter III
216Chapter the Fifth. The Pursuit of the Two Lovers
1337Chapter IV
217Chapter the First. The Change
1338Chapter V
218Chapter the Second. The Awakening
1339Chapter VI
219Chapter the Third. The Cabinet Council
1340Fred M. White
220Chapter the First. Love After the Change
1341The Doom of London Series
221Chapter the Second. My Mother’s Last Days
1342I
222Chapter the Third. Beltane and New Year’s Eve
1343II
223The Owner of the Voice
1344III
224Chapter The First. Topographical
1345IV
225Chapter the Second. Concerning Freedoms
1346V
226Chapter the Third. Utopian Economics
1347VI
227Chapter the Fourth. The Voice of Nature
1348VII
228Chapter the Fifth. Failure in a Modern Utopia
1349I
229Chapter the Sixth. Women in a Modern Utopia
1350II
230Chapter the Seventh. A Few Utopian Impressions
1351III
231Chapter the Eighth. My Utopian Self
1352IV
232Chapter the Ninth. The Samurai
1353V
233Chapter the Tenth. Race in Utopia
1354VI
234Chapter the Eleventh. The Bubble Bursts
1355The Dust of Death
235Chapter I. Of Progress and the Smallways Family
1356A Bubble Burst
236Chapter II. How Bert Smallways Got Into Difficulties
1357I
237Chapter III. The Balloon
1358II
238Chapter IV. The German Air-Fleet
1359III
239Chapter V. The Battle of the North Atlantic
1360IV
240Chapter VI. How War Came to New York
1361V
241Chapter VII. The “Vaterland” is Disabled
1362VI
242Chapter VIII. A World at War
1363VII
243Chapter IX. On Goat Island
1364I
244Chapter X. The World Under the War
1365II
245Chapter XI. The Great Collapse
1366III
246The Chronic Argonauts
1367IV
247In the Abyss
1368V
248The Star
1369Ignatius Donnelly
249The Crystal Egg
1370Chapter I. The Great City
250Jules Verne
1371Chapter II. My Adventure
251Preface
1372Chapter III. The Beggar's Home
252Chapter I. The Professor And His Family
1373Chapter IV. The Under-World
253Chapter II. A Mystery To Be Solved At Any Price
1374Chapter V. Estella Washington
254Chapter III. The Runic Writing Exercises The Professor
1375Chapter VI. The Interview
255Chapter IV. The Enemy To Be Starved Into Submission
1376Chapter VII. The Hiding-Place
256Chapter V. Famine, Then Victory, Followed By Dismay
1377Chapter VIII. The Brotherhood
257Chapter VI. Exciting Discussions About An Unparalleled Enterprise
1378Chapter IX. The Poisoned Knife
258Chapter VII. A Woman’s Courage
1379Chapter X. Preparations for To-night
259Chapter VIII. Serious Preparations For Vertical Descent
1380Chapter XI. How the World Came to be Ruined
260Chapter IX. Iceland! But What Next?
1381Chapter XII. Gabriel's Utopia
261Chapter X. Interesting Conversations With Icelandic Savants
1382Chapter XIII. The Council of the Oligarchy
262Chapter XI. A Guide Found To The Centre Of The Earth
1383Chapter XIV. The Spy's Story
263Chapter XII. A Barren Land
1384Chapter XV. The Master of "The Demons"
264Chapter XIII. Hospitality Under The Arctic Circle
1385Chapter XVI. Gabriel's Folly
265Chapter XIV. But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too
1386Chapter XVII. The Flight and Pursuit
266Chapter XV. Snæfell At Last
1387Chapter XVIII. The Execution
267Chapter XVI. Boldly Down The Crater
1388Chapter XIX. The Mamelukes of the Air
268Chapter XVII. Vertical Descent
1389Chapter XX. The Workingmen's Meeting
269Chapter XVIII. The Wonders Of Terrestrial Depths
1390Chapter XXI. A Sermon of the Twentieth Century
270Chapter XIX. Geological Studies In Situ
1391Chapter XXII. Estella and I
271Chapter XX. The First Signs Of Distress
1392Chapter XXIII. Max's Story – The Songstress
272Chapter XXI. Compassion Fuses The Professor’s Heart
1393Chapter XXIV. Max's Story Continued – The Journeyman Printer
273Chapter XXII. Total Failure Of Water
1394Chapter XXV. Max's Story Continued – The Dark Shadow
274Chapter XXIII. Water Discovered
1395Chapter XXVI. Max's Story Continued – The Widow and Her Son
275Chapter XXIV. Well Said, Old Mole! Canst Thou Work I’ The Ground So Fast?
1396Chapter XXVII. Max's Story Continued – The Blacksmith Shop
276Chapter XXV. De Profundis
1397Chapter XXVIII. Max's Story Concluded – The Unexpected Happens
277Chapter XXVI. The Worst Peril Of All
1398Chapter XXIX. Elysium
278Chapter XXVII. Lost In The Bowels Of The Earth
1399Chapter XXX. Upon the House-Top
279Chapter XXVIII. The Rescue In The Whispering Gallery
1400Chapter XXXI. "Sheol"
280Chapter XXIX. Thalatta! Thalatta!
1401Chapter XXXII. The Rat-Trap
281Chapter XXX. A New Mare Internum
1402Chapter XXXIII. "The Ocean Overpeers Its List"
282Chapter XXXI. Preparations For A Voyage Of Discovery
1403Chapter XXXIV. The Prince Gives His Last Bribe
283Chapter XXXII. Wonders Of The Deep
1404Chapter XXXV. The Liberated Prisoner
284Chapter XXXIII. A Battle Of Monsters
1405Chapter XXXVI. Cæsar Erects His Monument
285Chapter XXXIV. The Great Geyser
1406Chapter XXXVII. The Second Day
286Chapter XXXV. An Electric Storm
1407Chapter XXXVIII. The Flight
287Chapter XXXVI. Calm Philosophic Discussions
1408Chapter XXXIX. Europe
288Chapter XXXVII. The Liedenbrock Museum Of Geology
1409Chapter XL. The Garden in the Mountains
289Chapter XXXVIII. The Professor In His Chair Again
1410Ernest Bramah
290Chapter XXXIX. Forest Scenery Illuminated By Eletricity
1411Chapter I. Irene
291Chapter XL. Preparations For Blasting A Passage To The Centre Of The Earth
1412Chapter II. The Period, and the Coming of Wings
292Chapter XLI. The Great Explosion And The Rush Down Below
1413Chapter III. The Million to One Chance
293Chapter XLII. Headlong Speed Upward Through The Horrors Of Darkness
1414Chapter IV. The Compact
294Chapter XLIII. Shot Out Of A Volcano At Last!
1415Chapter V. The Downtrodden
295Chapter XLIV. Sunny Lands In The Blue Mediterranean
1416Chapter VI. Miss Lisle Tells a Long Pointless Story
296Chapter XLV. All’s Well That Ends Well
1417Chapter VII. "Schedule B"
297Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
1418Chapter VIII. Tantroy Earns His Wage
298Chapter I. A Shifting Reef
1419Chapter IX. Secret History
299Chapter II. Pro and Con
1420Chapter X. The Order of St Martin of Tours
300Chapter III. I Form My Resolution
1421Chapter XI. Man Between Two Masters
301Chapter IV. Ned Land
1422Chapter XII. By Telescribe
302Chapter V. At a Venture
1423Chapter XIII. The Effect of the Bomb
303Chapter VI. At Full Steam
1424Chapter XIV. The Last Chance and the Counsel of Expedience
304Chapter VII. An Unknown Species of Whale
1425Chapter XV. The Great Fiasco
305Chapter VIII. Mobilis in Mobili
1426Chapter XVI. The Dark Winter
306Chapter IX. Ned Land's Tempers
1427Chapter XVII. The Incident of the 13th of January
307Chapter X. The Man of the Seas
1428Chapter XVIII. The Music and the Dance
308Chapter XI. All By Electricity
1429Chapter XIX. The "Finis" Message
309Chapter XII. Some Figures
1430Chapter XX. Stobalt of Salaveira
310Chapter XIII. The Black River
1431Chapter XXI. The Bargain of Famine
311Chapter XIV. A Note of Invitation
1432Chapter XXII. "Poor England."
312Chapter XV. A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea
1433Arthur Dudley Vinton
313Chapter XVI. A Submarine Forest
1434Preface
314Chapter XVII. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
1435Lecture I
315Chapter XVIII. Vanikoro
1436Lecture II
316Chapter XIX. Torres Straits
1437Lecture III
317Chapter XX. A Few Days on Land
1438Lecture IV
318Chapter XXI. Captain Nemo's Thunderbolt
1439Lecture V
319Chapter XXII. "Aegri Somnia"
1440Lecture VI
320Chapter XXIII. The Coral Kingdom
1441Lecture VII
321Chapter I. The Indian Ocean
1442Lecture VIII
322Chapter II. A Novel Proposal of Captain Nemo's
1443Lecture IX
323Chapter III. A Pearl of Ten Millions
1444Lecture X
324Chapter IV. The Red Sea
1445Lecture XI
325Chapter V. The Arabian Tunnel
1446Lecture XII
326Chapter VI. The Grecian Archipelago
1447Lecture XIII
327Chapter VII. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours
1448Lecture XIV
328Chapter VIII. Vigo Bay
1449Robert Cromie
329Chapter IX. A Vanished Continent
1450Preface
330Chapter X. The Submarine Coal-Mines
1451Chapter I. The Universe a Mistake!
331Chapter XI. The Sargasso Sea
1452Chapter II. A Strange Experiment
332Chapter XII. Cachalots and Whales
1453Chapter III. "It is Good to be Alive"
333Chapter XIII. The Iceberg
1454Chapter IV. George Delany — Deceased
334Chapter XIV. The South Pole
1455Chapter V. The Murder Club
335Chapter XV. Accident or Incident?
1456Chapter VI. A Telepathic Telegram
336Chapter XVI. Want of Air
1457Chapter VII. Guilty!
337Chapter XVII. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
1458Chapter VIII. The Woking Mystery
338Chapter XVIII. The Poulps
1459Chapter IX. Cui Bono?
339Chapter XIX. The Gulf Stream
1460Chapter X. Force — A Remedy
340Chapter XX. From Latitude 47° 24' to Longitude 17° 28'
1461Chapter XI. Morituri Te Salutant
341Chapter XXI. A Hecatomb
1462Chapter XII. "No Death — Save in Life"
342Chapter XXII. The Last Words of Captain Nemo
1463Chapter XIII. Miss Metford's Plan
343Chapter XXIII. Conclusion
1464Chapter XIV. Rockingham to the Sharks
344Chapter 1
1465Chapter XV. "If Not Too Late!"
345Chapter 2
1466Chapter XVI. £5000 to Detain the Ship
346Chapter 3
1467Chapter XVII. "This Earth Shall Die"
347Chapter 4
1468Chapter XVIII. The Flight
348Chapter 5
1469Chapter XIX. The Catastrophe
349Chapter 6
1470Chapter XX. Conclusion
350Chapter 7
1471Anthony Trollope
351Chapter 8
1472The Fixed Period
352Chapter 9
1473Chapter I. Introduction
353Chapter 10
1474Chapter II. Gabriel Crasweller
354Chapter 11
1475Chapter III. The First Break-Down
355Chapter 12
1476Chapter IV. Jack Neverbend
356Chapter 13
1477Chapter V. The Cricket-Match
357Chapter 14
1478Chapter VI. The College
358Chapter 15
1479Chapter VII. Columbus and Galileo
359Chapter 16
1480Chapter VIII. The "John Bright"
360Chapter 17
1481Chapter IX. The New Governor
361Chapter 18
1482Chapter X. The Town-Hall
362Chapter 19
1483Chapter XI. Farewell!
363Chapter 20
1484Chapter XII. Our Voyage to England
364Chapter 21
1485Cleveland Moffett
365Chapter 22
1486To My Fellow Americans
366Chapter I
1487Chapter I. I Witness the Blowing Up of the Panama Canal
367Chapter II
1488Chapter II. American Aeroplanes and Submarines Battle Desperately Against the German Fleet
368Chapter III
1489Chapter III. German Invaders Drive the Iron into the Soul of Unprepared America
369Chapter IV
1490Chapter IV. Invasion of Long Island and the Battle of Brooklyn
370Chapter V
1491Chapter V. General von Hindenburg Teaches New York City a Lesson
371Chapter VI
1492Chapter VI. Various Unpleasant Happenings in Manhattan
372Chapter VII
1493Chapter VII. New Haven is Punished for Rioting and Insubordination
373Chapter VIII
1494Chapter VIII. I Have a Friendly Talk with the German Crown Prince and Secure a Sensational Interview
374Chapter IX
1495Chapter IX. Boston Offers Desperate and Bloody Resistance to the Invaders
375Chapter X
1496Chapter X. Lord Kitchener Visits America and Discusses Our Military Problems
376Chapter XI
1497Chapter XI. Heroic Act of Barbara Webb Saves American Army at the Battle of Trenton
377Chapter XII
1498Chapter XII. Rear-Admiral Thomas Q. Allyn Weighs Chances of the American Fleet in Impending Naval Battle
378Chapter XIII
1499Chapter XIII. The Great Naval Battle of the Caribbean Sea
379Chapter XIV
1500Chapter XIV. Philadelphia’s First City Troops Die in Defence of the Liberty Bell
380Chapter XV
1501Chapter XV. Thrilling Incident at Wanamaker’s Store When Germans Dishonour American Flag
381Chapter XVI
1502Chapter XVI. An American Girl Brings News that Changes the Course of the Mount Vernon Peace Conference
382Chapter XVII
1503Chapter XVII. Thomas A. Edison Makes a Serious Mistake in Accepting a Dinner Invitation
383Chapter XVIII
1504Chapter XVIII. I Witness the Battle of the Susquehanna from Vincent Astor’s Aeroplane
384Chapter XIX
1505Chapter XIX. General Wood Scores Another Brilliant Success Against the Crown Prince
385Chapter XX
1506Chapter XX. Third Battle of Bull Run with Aeroplanes Carrying Liquid Chlorine
386Chapter One.
1507Chapter XXI. The Awakening of America
387Chapter Two.
1508Chapter XXII. On Christmas Eve Boston Theills the Nation with an Act of Magnificent Heroism
388Chapter Three.
1509Chapter XXIII. Confessions of an American Spy and Bravery of Buffalo Schoolboys
389Chapter Four.
1510Chapter XXIV. Novel Attack of American Airship Upon German Super-Dreadnought
390Chapter Five.
1511Chapter XXV. Desperate Effort to Rescue Thomas A. Edison from the Germans
391Chapter Six.
1512Chapter XXVI. Riots in Chicago AND German Plot to Rescue the Crown Prince
392Chapter Seven.
1513Chapter XXVII. Decisive Battle Between German Fleet and American Seaplanes Carrying Torpedoes
393Chapter Eight.
1514Richard Jefferies
394Chapter Nine.
1515After London
395Chapter Ten.
1516Chapter I. The Great Forest
396Chapter Eleven.
1517Chapter II. Wild Animals
397Chapter Twelve.
1518Chapter III. Men of the Woods
398Chapter Thirteen.
1519Chapter IV. The Invaders
399Chapter Fourteen.
1520Chapter V. The Lake
400Chapter Fifteen.
1521Chapter I. Sir Felix
401Chapter Sixteen.
1522Chapter II. The House of Aquila
402Chapter Seventeen.
1523Chapter III. The Stockade
403Chapter Eighteen.
1524Chapter IV. The Canoe
404Chapter Nineteen.
1525Chapter V. Baron Aquila
405Chapter Twenty.
1526Chapter VI. The Forest Track
406Chapter I. The Gun Club.
1527Chapter VII. The Forest Track Continued
407Chapter II. President Barbicane’s Communication.
1528Chapter VIII. Thyma Castle
408Chapter III. Effect of President Barbicane’s Communication.
1529Chapter IX. Superstitions
409Chapter IV. Answer from the Cambridge Observatory.
1530Chapter X. The Feast
410Chapter V. The Romance of the Moon.
1531Chapter XI. Aurora
411Chapter VI. What it is Impossible to Ignore and What is No Longer Allowed to Be Believed in the United States.
1532Chapter XII. Night in the Forest
412Chapter VII. The Hymn of the Cannonball.
1533Chapter XIII. Sailing Away
413Chapter VIII. History of the Cannon.
1534Chapter XIV. The Straits
414Chapter IX. The Question of Powders.
1535Chapter XV. Sailing Onwards
415Chapter X. One Enemy Against Twenty-Five Millions of Friends.
1536Chapter XVI. The City
416Chapter XI. Florida and Texas.
1537Chapter XVII. The Camp
417Chapter XII. “Urbi et Orbi.”
1538Chapter XVIII. The King’s Levy
418Chapter XIII. Stony Hill.
1539Chapter XIX. Fighting
419Chapter XIV. Pickaxe and Trowel.
1540Chapter XX. In Danger
420Chapter XV. The Ceremony of the Casting.
1541Chapter XXI. A Voyage
421Chapter XVI. The Columbiad.
1542Chapter XXII. Discoveries
422Chapter XVII. A Telegram.
1543Chapter XXIII. Strange Things
423Chapter XVIII. The Passenger of the Atlanta.
1544Chapter XXIV. Fiery Vapours
424Chapter XIX. A Meeting.
1545Chapter XXV. The Shepherds
425Chapter XX. Thrust and Parry.
1546Chapter XXVI. Bow and Arrow
426Chapter XXI. How a Frenchman Settles an Affair.
1547Chapter XXVII. Surprised
427Chapter XXII. The New Citizen of the United States.
1548Chapter XXVIII. For Aurora
428Chapter XXIII. The Projectile Compartment.
1549Gertrude Barrows Bennett (aka Francis Stevens)
429Chapter XXIV. The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains.
1550Chapter I. “Welcome, However You Come!”
430Chapter XXV. Final Details.
1551Chapter II. Dust of Purgatory
431Chapter XXVI. Fire!
1552Chapter III. Arrivals and Departures
432Chapter XXVII. Cloudy Weather.
1553Chapter IV. Where the Gray Dust Led
433Chapter XXVIII. A New Star.
1554Chapter V. The Weaver of the Years
434Preliminary Chapter, Resuming the First Part of the Work and Serving as an Introduction to the Second.
1555Chapter VI. A Matter of Buttons
435Chapter I. From 10 P.M. to 10 46' 40''.
1556Chapter VII. A Few Small Changes
436Chapter II. The First Half Hour.
1557Chapter VIII. Legal Procedure Expedited
437Chapter III. They Make Themselves at Home and Feel Quite Comfortable.
1558Chapter IX. The Pit of the Past
438Chapter IV. A Chapter for the Cornell Girls.
1559Chapter X. The Fourth Victim
439Chapter V. The Colds of Space.
1560Chapter XI. Mine and Countermine
440Chapter VI. Instructive Conversation.
1561Chapter XII. The New City
441Chapter VII. A High Old Time.
1562Chapter XIII. Penn Service
442Chapter VIII. The Neutral Point.
1563Chapter XIV. The Threat of Penn
443Chapter IX. A Little Off the Track.
1564Chapter XV. The Justice of Penn Service
444Chapter X. The Observers of the Moon.
1565Chapter XVI. Disaster
445Chapter XI. Fact and Fancy.
1566Chapter XVII. Their Last Chance
446Chapter XII. A Bird's Eye View of the Lunar Mountains.
1567Chapter XVIII. The Sword and the Bell
447Chapter XIII. Lunar Landscapes
1568Chapter XIX. Trenmore Strikes
448Chapter XIV. A Night of Fifteen Days.
1569Chapter XX. Transferred Home
449Chapter XV. Glimpses at the Invisible.
1570Chapter XXI. The Last of the Gray Dust
450Chapter XVI. The Southern Hemisphere.
1571Percy Greg
451Chapter XVII. Tycho.
1572Chapter I. Shipwreck
452Chapter XVIII. Puzzling Questions.
1573Chapter II. Outward Bound
453Chapter XIX. In Every Fight, The Impossible Wins.
1574Chapter III. The Untravelled Deep
454Chapter XX. Off the Pacific Coast.
1575Chapter IV. A New World
455Chapter XXI. News for Marston!
1576Chapter V. Language, Laws, and Life
456Chapter XXII. On the Wings of the Wind.
1577Chapter VI. An Official Visit
457Chapter XXIII. The Club Men Go A Fishing.
1578Chapter VII. Escort Duty
458Chapter XXIV. Farewell to the Baltimore Gun Club.
1579Chapter VIII. A Faith and Its Founder
459Off on a Comet
1580Chapter IX. Manners and Customs
460Chapter I. A Challenge
1581Chapter X. Woman and Wedlock
461Chapter II. Captain Servadac and His Orderly
1582Chapter XI. A Country Drive
462Chapter III. Interrupted Effusions
1583Chapter XII. On the River
463Chapter IV. A Convulsion of Nature
1584Chapter XIII. The Children of Light
464Chapter V. A Mysterious Sea
1585Chapter XIV. By Sea
465Chapter VI. The Captain Makes an Exploration
1586Chapter XV. Fur-Hunting
466Chapter VII. Ben Zoof Watches in Vain
1587Chapter XVI. Troubled Waters
467Chapter VIII. Venus in Perilous Proximity
1588Chapter XVII. Presented at Court
468Chapter IX. Inquiries Unsatisfied
1589Chapter XVIII. A Prince's Present
469Chapter X. A Search for Algeria
1590Chapter XIX. A Complete Establishment
470Chapter XI. An Island Tomb
1591Chapter XX. Life, Social and Domestic
471Chapter XII. At the Mercy of the Winds
1592Chapter XXI. Private Audiences
472Chapter XIII. A Royal Salute
1593Chapter XXII. Peculiar Institutions
473Chapter XIV. Sensitive Nationality
1594Chapter XXIII. Characteristics
474Chapter XV. An Enigma from the Sea
1595Chapter XXIV. Winter
475Chapter XVI. The Residuum of a Continent
1596Chapter XXV. Apostacy
476Chapter XVII. A Second Enigma
1597Chapter XXVI. Twilight
477Chapter XVIII. An Unexpected Population
1598Chapter XXVII. The Valley of the Shadow
478Chapter XIX. Gallia’s Governor General
1599Chapter XXVIII. Darker Yet
479Chapter XX. A Light on the Horizon
1600Chapter XXIX. Azrael
480Chapter XXI. Winter Quarters
1601Chapter XXX. Farewell!
481Chapter XXII. A Frozen Ocean
1602David Lindsay
482Chapter XXIII. A Carrier-Pigeon
1603Chapter 1. The Séance
483Chapter XXIV. A Sledge-Ride
1604Chapter 2. In The Street
484Chapter I. The Astronomer
1605Chapter 3. Starkness
485Chapter II. A Revelation
1606Chapter 4. The Voice
486Chapter III. The Professor’s Experiences
1607Chapter 5. The Night Of Departure
487Chapter IV. A Revised Calendar
1608Chapter 6. Joiwind
488Chapter V. Wanted: A Steelyard
1609Chapter 7. Panawe
489Chapter VI. Money at a Premium
1610Chapter 8. The Lusion Plain
490Chapter VII. Gallia Weighed
1611Chapter 9. Oceaxe
491Chapter VIII. Jupiter Somewhat Close
1612Chapter 10. Tydomin
492Chapter IX Market Prices in Gallia
1613Chapter 11. On Disscourn
493Chapter X. Far Into Space
1614Chapter 12. Spadevil
494Chapter XI. A Fete Day
1615Chapter 13. The Wombflash Forest
495Chapter XII. The Bowels of the Comet
1616Chapter 14. Polecrab
496Chapter XIII. Dreary Months
1617Chapter 15. Swaylone’s Island
497Chapter XIV. The Professor Perplexed
1618Chapter 16. Leehallfae
498Chapter XV. A Journey and a Disappointment
1619Chapter 17. Corpang
499Chapter XVI. A Bold Proposition
1620Chapter 18. Haunte
500Chapter XVII. The Venture Made
1621Chapter 19. Sullenbode
501Chapter XVIII. Suspense
1622Chapter 20. Barey
502Chapter XIX. Back Again
1623Chapter 21. Muspel
503Chapter I. How It Is Useless To Seek, Even On The Best Maps, For The Small Town Of Quiquendone.
1624Stanley G. Weinbaum
504Chapter II. In Which The Burgomaster Van Tricasse And The Counsellor Niklausse Consult About The Affairs Of The Town.
1625Stories from the Solar System
505Chapter III. In Which The Commissary Passauf Enters As Noisily As Unexpectedly.
1626Chapter I.
506Chapter IV. In Which Doctor Ox Reveals Himself As A Physiologist Of The First Rank, And As An Audacious Experimentalist.
1627Chapter II. Tweel of Mars
507Chapter V. In Which The Burgomaster And The Counsellor Pay A Visit To Doctor Ox, And What Follows.
1628Chapter III. The Pyramid Being
508Chapter VI. In Which Frantz Niklausse And Suzel Van Tricasse Form Certain Projects For The Future.
1629Chapter IV. The Dream-Beast
509Chapter VII. In Which The Andantes Become Allegros, And The Allegros Vivaces.
1630Chapter V. The Barrel-People
510Chapter VIII. In Which The Ancient And Solemn German Waltz Becomes A Whirlwind.
1631Valley of Dreams (Mars)
511Chapter IX. In Which Doctor Ox And Ygène, His Assistant, Say A Few Words.
1632I
512Chapter X. In Which It Will Be Seen That The Epidemic Invades The Entire Town, And What Effect It Produces.
1633II
513Chapter XI. In Which The Quiquendonians Adopt A Heroic Resolution.
1634III
514Chapter XII. In Which Ygène, The Assistant, Gives A Reasonable Piece Of Advice, Which Is Eagerly Rejected By Doctor Ox.
1635IV
515Chapter XIII. In Which It Is Once More Proved That By Taking High Ground All Human Littlenesses May Be Overlooked.
1636I
516Chapter XIV. In Which Matters Go So Far That The Inhabitants Of Quiquendone, The Reader, And Even The Author, Demand An Immediate Dénouement.
1637II
517Chapter XV. In Which The Dénouement Takes Place.
1638III
518Chapter XVI. In Which The Intelligent Reader Sees That He Has Guessed Correctly, Despite All The Author's Precautions.
1639IV
519Chapter XVII. In Which Doctor Ox's Theory Is Explained.
1640I
520Chapter I. “Two Thousand Pounds For A Head.”
1641II
521Chapter II. Colonel Munro.
1642III
522Chapter III. The Sepoy Revolt.
1643IV
523Chapter IV. Deep In The Caves Of Ellora.
1644V
524Chapter V. The Iron Giant.
1645VI
525Chapter VI. First Stages.
1646I
526Chapter VII. The Pilgrims Of The Phalgou River.
1647II
527Chapter VIII. A Few Hours At Benares.
1648III
528Chapter IX. Allahabad.
1649IV
529Chapter X. Via Dolorosa.
1650V
530Chapter XI. The Monsoon.
1651VI
531Chapter XII. Three-fold Light.
1652I
532Chapter XIII. Captain Hood’s Prowess.
1653II
533Chapter XIV. One Against Three.
1654III
534Chapter XV. The Pâl Of Tandit.
1655IV
535Chapter XVI. Roving Flame.
1656V
536Chapter I. Our Sanatarium.
1657VI
537Chapter II. Mathias Van Guitt.
1658I
538Chapter III. The Kraal.
1659II
539Chapter IV. A Queen Of The Terrai.
1660III
540Chapter V. A Night Attack.
1661IV
541Chapter VI. Mathias Van Guitt’s Farewell.
1662V
542Chapter VII. Passage Of The Bettwa.
1663VI
543Chapter VIII. Hood Versus Banks.
1664I
544Chapter IX. A Hundred Against One.
1665II
545Chapter X. Lake Puturia.
1666III
546Chapter XI. Face To Face.
1667IV
547Chapter XII. At The Cannon’s Mouth.
1668V
548Chapter XIII. Behemoth!
1669VI
549Chapter XIV. Captain Hood’s Fiftieth Tiger.
1670Other SF Novels
550An Express of the Future
1671Penalty — and Aftermath
551Chapter I. In Which The North Polar Practical Association Rushes a Document Across Two Worlds
1672Evanie the Sorceress
552Chapter II. In Which the Delegates from England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark And Russia Are Presented to the Reader.
1673Forest Meeting
553Chapter III. In Which the Arctic Regions are Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder.
1674A Bit of Ancient History
554Chapter IV. In Which Old Acquaintances Appear to Our New Readers, and in Which a Wonderful Man is Described.
1675The Village
555Chapter V. In which the possibility that coal mines surround the north pole is considered.
1676The Metamorphs
556Chapter VI. In Which a Telephone Communication Between Mrs. Scorbitt and J.T. Maston is Interrupted
1677Panate Blood
557Chapter VII. In Which President Barbicane Says No More Than Suits His Purpose.
1678In Time of Peace
558Chapter VIII. Yes, Just Like Jupiter.
1679The Way to Urbs
559Chapter IX. In Which Appears the French Gentleman to Whom We Referred at the Beginning of this Truthful Story.
1680Revolution
560Chapter X. In Which a Little Uneasiness Begins to Show Itself.
1681Flight
561Chapter XI. What Was Found in the Notebook of J.T. Maston and What It No Longer Contained.
1682The Messenger
562Chapter XII. In Which J.T. Maston Heroically Continues to Be Silent.
1683The Trail Back
563Chapter XIII. At the Close of Which J.T. Maston Utters an Epigram.
1684The Master
564Chapter XIV. Very Short, But in Which “X” Takes a Geographical Value.
1685Two Women
565Chapter XV. Which Contains a Few Interesting Details for the Inhabitants of the Earthly Sphere.
1686Immortality
566Chapter XVI. In Which a Crowd of Dissatisfied People Break Into the Cell of J. T. Maston.
1687The Destiny of Man
567Chapter XVII. What Had Been Done at Kilimanjaro During Eight Month of this Memorable Year.
1688The Sky-Rat
568Chapter XVIII. In Which the Population of Wamasai Assemble to Hear President Barbicane Say “fire” to Capt. Nicholl.
1689Death Flight?
569Chapter XIX. In Which J.T. Maston Regrets that the Crowd Did Not Lynch Him When He was in Prison.
1690The Conspirators
570Chapter XX. In Which this Story, as Truthful as it is Improbable, is Finished.
1691The Dinner at the Sleeper's
571Chapter XXI. Very Short, Since Enough has been Said to Make the World’s Population Feel Perfectly Sure Again.
1692Declaration
572Chapter I. Mysterious Sounds
1693The Amphimorphs in the Pool
573Chapter II. Agreement Impossible
1694The Atomic Bomb
574Chapter III. A Visitor is Announced
1695Inferno
575Chapter IV. In Which a New Character Appears
1696The Master Sits in Judgment
576Chapter V. Another Disappearance
1697The World
577Chapter VI. The President and Secretary Suspend Hostilities
1698Old Einar
578Chapter VII. On Board the Albatross
1699The Master Marches
579Chapter VIII. The Balloonists Refuse to Be Convinced
1700The Battle of Eaglefoot Flow
580Chapter IX. Across the Prairie
1701Black Margot
581Chapter X. Westward—But Whither?
1702The Harriers
582Chapter XI. The Wide Pacific
1703Betrayal
583Chapter XII. Through the Himalayas
1704Torment
584Chapter XIII. Over the Caspian
1705The Trap
585Chapter XIV. The Aeronef at Full Speed
1706Old Einar Again
586Chapter XV. A Skirmish in Dahomey
1707I
587Chapter XVI. Over the Atlantic
1708II
588Chapter XVII. The Shipwrecked Crew
1709III
589Chapter XVIII. Over the Volcano
1710IV
590Chapter XIX. Anchored at Last
1711Chapter I. The Law of Chance
591Chapter XX. The Wreck of the Albatross
1712Chapter II. Experiments in Hypnotism
592Chapter XXI. The Institute Again
1713Chapter III. Into the Future
593Chapter XXII. The Go-Ahead is Launched
1714Chapter IV. A Prophecy
594Chapter XXIII. The Grand Collapse
1715Chapter I.
595Chapter 1. What Happened in the Mountains
1716Chapter II. Paracosma
596Chapter 2. I Reach Morganton
1717Chapter III. Shadow
597Chapter 3. The Great Eyrie
1718Chapter IV. Return
598Chapter 4. A Meeting of the Automobile Club
1719Edward Everett Hale
599Chapter 5. Along the Shores of New England
1720I. Preparation
600Chapter 6. The First Letter
1721II. How we built it
601Chapter 7. A Third Machine
1722III. Fulfilment
602Chapter 8. At Any Cost
1723Abraham Merritt
603Chapter 9. The Second Letter
1724Foreword
604Chapter 10. Outside the Law
1725Chapter I. The Thing on the Moon Path
605Chapter 11. The Campaign
1726Chapter II. “Dead! All Dead!”
606Chapter 12. Black Rock Creek
1727Chapter III. The Moon Rock
607Chapter 13. On Board the Terror
1728Chapter IV. The First Vanishings
608Chapter 14. Niagara
1729Chapter V. Into the Moon Pool
609Chapter 15. The Eagle’s Nest
1730Chapter VI. “The Shining Devil Took Them!”
610Chapter 16. Robur, The Conqueror
1731Chapter VII. Larry O’Keefe
611Chapter 17. In the Name of the Law
1732Chapter VIII. Olaf’s Story
612Chapter 18. The Old Housekeeper’s Last Comment
1733Chapter IX. A Lost Page of Earth
613Chapter I.
1734Chapter X. The Moon Pool
614Chapter II.
1735Chapter XI. The Flame–Tipped Shadows
615Chapter III.
1736Chapter XII. The End of the Journey
616Chapter IV.
1737Chapter XIII. Yolara, Priestess of the Shining One
617Chapter V.
1738Chapter XIV. The Justice of Lora
618Chapter VI.
1739Chapter XV. The Angry, Whispering Globe
619Chapter VII.
1740Chapter XVI. Yolara of Muria vs. The O’Keefe
620Chapter VIII.
1741Chapter XVII. The Leprechaun
621Chapter IX.
1742Chapter XVIII. The Amphitheatre of Jet
622Chapter X.
1743Chapter XIX. The Madness of Olaf
623Chapter XI.
1744Chapter XX. The Tempting of Larry
624Chapter XII.
1745Chapter XXI. Larry’s Defiance
625Chapter XIII.
1746Chapter XXII. The Casting of the Shadow
626Chapter XIV.
1747Chapter XXIII. Dragon Worm and Moss Death
627Chapter XV.
1748Chapter XXIV. The Crimson Sea
628Chapter XVI.
1749Chapter XXV. The Three Silent Ones
629Chapter XVII.
1750Chapter XXVI. The Wooing of Lakla
630Chapter XVIII.
1751Chapter XXVII. The Coming of Yolara
631In The Year 2889
1752Chapter XXVIII. In the Lair of the Dweller
632Edgar Allan Poe
1753Chapter XXIX. The Shaping of the Shining One
633A Descent into the Maelstrom
1754Chapter XXX. The Building of the Moon Pool
634The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
1755Chapter XXXI. Larry and the Frog–Men
635Some Words with a Mummy
1756Chapter XXXII. “Your Love; Your Lives; Your Souls!”
636A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
1757Chapter XXXIII. The Meeting of Titans
637Mellonta Tauta
1758Chapter XXXIV. The Coming of the Shining One
638The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
1759Chapter XXXV. “Larry — Farewell!”
639The Colloquy of Monos and Una
1760Prologue
640Mary Shelley
1761Chapter I. Valley of the Blue Poppies
641Frankenstein
1762Chapter II. The Sigil on the Rocks
642Preface
1763Chapter III. Ruth Ventnor
643Letter One
1764Chapter IV. Metal with a Brain
644Letter Two
1765Chapter V. The Smiting Thing
645Letter Three
1766Chapter VI. Norhala of the Lightnings
646LETTER FOUR
1767Chapter VII. The Shapes in the Mist
647Chapter One
1768Chapter VIII. The Drums of Thunder
648Chapter Two
1769Chapter IX. The Portal of Flame
649Chapter Three
1770Chapter X. “Witch! Give Back My Sister”
650Chapter Four
1771Chapter XI. The Metal Emperor
651Chapter Five
1772Chapter XII. “I Will Give You Peace”
652Chapter Six
1773Chapter XIII. “Voice from the Void”
653Chapter Seven
1774Chapter XIV. “Free! But a Monster!”
654Chapter One
1775Chapter XV. The House of Norhala
655Chapter Two
1776Chapter XVI. Conscious Metal!
656Chapter Three
1777Chapter XVII. Yuruk
657Chapter Four
1778Chapter XVIII. Into the Pit
658Chapter Five
1779Chapter XIX. The City that was Alive
659Chapter Six
1780Chapter XX. Vampires of the Sun
660Chapter Seven
1781Chapter XXI. Phantasmagoria Metallioue
661Chapter Eight
1782Chapter XXII. The Ensorcelled Chamber
662Chapter Nine
1783Chapter XXIII. The Treachery of Yuruk
663Chapter One
1784Chapter XXIV. Ruszark
664Chapter Two
1785Chapter XXV. Cherkis
665Chapter Three
1786Chapter XXVI. The Vengeance of Norhala
666Chapter Four
1787Chapter XXVII. “The Drums of Destiny”
667Chapter Five
1788Chapter XXVIII. The Frenzy of Ruth
668Chapter Six
1789Chapter XXIX. The Passing of Norhala
669Chapter Seven
1790Chapter XXX. Burned Out
670Walton in Continuation
1791Chapter XXXI. Slag!
671Introduction
1792The Ship of Ishtar
672Chapter 1
17931. The Coming of the Ship
673Chapter 2
17942. The First Adventure
674Chapter 3
17953. The Ship Returns
675Chapter 4
17964. The Sin of Zarpanit
676Chapter 5
17975. How the Gods Judged
677Chapter 6
17986. “Am I Not — Woman!”
678Chapter 7
17997. Slave of the Ship
679Chapter 8
18008. The Tale of Sigurd
680Chapter 9
18019. The Bargaining of Sharane
681Chapter 10
180210. On the Ship A-Sailing
682Chapter 11
180311. Gigi Snaps the Chains
683Chapter 12
180412. Master of the Ship
684Chapter 13
180513. Master of — Sharane!
685Chapter 14
180614. The Black Priest Strikes
686Chapter 15
180715. Down the Rope of Sound
687Chapter 16
180816. How the Ship was Manned
688Chapter 17
180917. They Seek Sorcerers’ Isle
689Chapter 18
181018. In the Sorcerers’ City
690Chapter 19
181119. The Lord of the Two Deaths
691Chapter 20
181220. Behind the Wall
692Chapter 21
181321. Before the Altar of Bel
693Chapter 22
181422. How Narada Danced
694Chapter 23
181523. Dancer and Priest
695Chapter 24
181624. The Gods — And Man’s Desire
696Chapter 25
181725. In the Bower of Bel
697Chapter 26
181826. The Passing of Zubran
698Chapter 27
181927. How They Fared Back to the Ship
699Chapter 28
182028. The Vision of Kenton
700Chapter 29
182129. How the Strife was Ended
701Chapter 30
182230. The Last Battle
702Edwin A. Abbott
182331. The Ship Goes
703Preface
18241. Suarra
704Section 1. Of the Nature of Flatland
18252. The Unseen Watchers
705Section 2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
18263. The White Llama
706Section 3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland
18274. The Thing that Fled
707Section 4. Concerning the Women
18285. The Elfin Horns
708Section 5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another
18296. The Face in the Abyss
709Section 6. Of Recognition by Sight
18307. The Guarded Frontier
710Section 7. Concerning Irregular Figures
18318. The Lizard Men
711Section 8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
18329. In the Lair of Huon
712Section 9. Of the Universal Colour Bill
183310. Outlaws of Yu-Atlanchi
713Section 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
183411. The Deathless People
714Section 11. Concerning our Priests
183512. The Secret Ancient City
715Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests
183613. Cavern of the Frog-Woman
716Section 13. How I had a Vision of Lineland
183714. Shadow of the Lizard Mask
717Section 14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland
183815. “Lend Me Your Body, Graydon!”
718Section 15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland
183916. The Painted Chamber
719Section 16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland
184017. Taking of Huon’s Lair
720Section 17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds
184118. The Arena of the Dinosaurs
721Section 18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there
184219. The Snake Mother
722Section 19. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it
184320. Wisdom of the Serpent Mother
723Section 20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision
184421. The Cavern of the Lost Wisdom
724Section 21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success
184522. The Feast of the Dream Makers
725Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result
184623. The Taking of Suarra
726Jack London
184724. Bride of the Lizard-Man
727Foreword
184825. The Collar of Nimir
728Chapter I. My Eagle
184926. Ragnarok in Yu-Atlanchi
729Chapter II. Challenges
185027. Farewell of the Snake Mother
730Chapter III. Jackson’s Arm
1851Dwellers in the Mirage
731Chapter IV. Slaves of the Machine
1852Chapter I. Sounds in the Night
732Chapter V. The Philomaths
1853Chapter II. Ring of the Kraken
733Chapter VI. Adumbrations
1854Chapter III. Ritual of Khalk’ru
734Chapter VII. The Bishop’s Vision
1855Chapter IV. Tentacle of Khalk’ru
735Chapter VIII. The Machine Breakers
1856Chapter V. The Mirage
736Chapter IX. The Mathematics of a Dream
1857Chapter VI. The Shadowed-Land
737Chapter X. The Vortex
1858Chapter VII. The Little People
738Chapter XI. The Great Adventure
1859Chapter VIII. Evalie
739Chapter XII. The Bishop
1860Chapter IX.
740Chapter XIII. The General Strike
1861Chapter X. If a Man Could Use All His Brain
741Chapter XIV. The Beginning of the End
1862Chapter XI. Drums of the Little People
742Chapter XV. Last Days
1863Chapter XII. On Nansur Bridge
743Chapter XVI. The End
1864Chapter XIII. Karak
744Chapter XVII. The Scarlet Livery
1865Chapter XIV. In the Black Citadel
745Chapter XVIII. In the Shadow of Sonoma
1866Chapter XV. The Lake of the Ghosts
746Chapter XIX. Transformation
1867Chapter XVI. Kisses of Lur
747Chapter XX. A Lost Oligarch
1868Chapter XVII. Ordeal by Khalk’ru
748Chapter XXI. The Roaring Abysmal Beast
1869Chapter XVIII. Wolves of Lur
749Chapter XXII. The Chicago Commune
1870Chapter XIX. The Taking of Sirk
750Chapter XXIII. The People of the Abyss
1871Chapter XX. “Tsantawu-Farewell!”
751Chapter XXIV. Nightmare
1872Chapter XXI. Return to Karak
752Chapter XXV. The Terrorists
1873Chapter XXII. Gate of Khalk’ru
753I
1874Chapter XXIII. In Khalk’ru’s Temple
754II
1875Edgar Wallace
755III
1876Chapter I
756IV
1877Chapter II
757V
1878Chapter III
758VI
1879Chapter IV
759The Star Rover (pt. 1)
1880Chapter V
760The Star Rover (pt. 2)
1881Chapter VI
761The Star Rover (pt. 3)
1882Chapter VII
762The Star Rover (pt. 4)
1883Chapter VIII
763The Star Rover (pt. 5)
1884Chapter I
764The Red One (pt. 1)
1885Chapter II
765The Red One (pt. 2)
1886Chapter III
766Robert Louis Stevenson
1887Chapter IV
767Story of the Door
1888Chapter V
768Search for Mr. Hyde
1889Chapter VI
769Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease
1890Chapter VII
770The Carew Murder Case
1891Chapter VIII
771Incident of the Letter
1892Chapter IX
772Incident of Dr. Lanyon
1893Chapter X
773Incident at the Window
1894Chapter XI
774The Last Night
1895Chapter XII
775Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative
1896Chapter XIII
776Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
1897Chapter XIV
777George MacDonald
1898Chapter XV
778Chapter I. The Library
1899Chapter XVI
779Chapter II. The Mirror
1900Chapter XVII
780Chapter III. The Raven
1901Chapter XVIII
781Chapter IV. Somewhere or Nowhere?
1902Chapter XIX
782Chapter V. The Old Church
1903Chapter XX
783Chapter VI. The Sexton's Cottage
1904Chapter XXI
784Chapter VII. The Cemetery
1905Chapter XXII
785Chapter VIII. My Father's Manuscript
1906Chapter XXIII
786Chapter IX. I Repent
1907Chapter XXIV
787Chapter X. The Bad Burrow
1908Chapter XXV
788Chapter XI. The Evil Wood
1909Chapter XXVI
789Chapter XII. Friends and Foes
1910Chapter XXVII
790Chapter XIII. The Little Ones
1911Chapter XXVIII
791Chapter XIV. A Crisis
1912Chapter XXIX
792Chapter XV. A Strange Hostess
1913Chapter XXX
793Chapter XVI. A Gruesome Dance
1914Chapter XXXI
794Chapter XVII. A Grotesque Tragedy
1915Chapter XXXII
795Chapter XVIII. Dead or Alive?
1916Introduction
796Chapter XIX. The White Leech
1917Chapter I
797Chapter XX. Gone!—But How?
1918Chapter II
798Chapter XXI. The Fugitive Mother
1919Chapter III
799Chapter XXII. Bulika
1920Chapter IV
800Chapter XXIII. A Woman of Bulika
1921Chapter V
801Chapter XXIV. The White Leopardess
1922Chapter VI
802Chapter XXV. The Princess
1923Chapter VII
803Chapter XXVI. A Battle Royal
1924Chapter VIII
804Chapter XXVII. The Silent Fountain
1925Chapter IX
805Chapter XXVIII. I Am Silenced
1926Chapter X
806Chapter XXIX. The Persian Cat
1927Chapter XI
807Chapter XXX. Adam Explains
1928Chapter XII
808Chapter XXXI. The Sexton's Old Horse
1929Chapter XIII
809Chapter XXXII. The Lovers and the Bags
1930Chapter XIV
810Chapter XXXIII. Lona's Narrative
1931The Black Grippe
811Chapter XXXIV. Preparation
1932The Day the World Stopped
812Chapter XXXV. The Little Ones in Bulika
1933Otis Adelbert Kline
813Chapter XXXVI. Mother and Daughter
1934The Venus Trilogy
814Chapter XXXVII. The Shadow
1935Chapter 1
815Chapter XXXVIII. To the House of Bitterness
1936Chapter 2
816Chapter XXXIX. That Night
1937Chapter 3
817Chapter XL. The House of Death
1938Chapter 4
818Chapter XLI. I Am Sent
1939Chapter 5
819Chapter XLII. I Sleep the Sleep
1940Chapter 6
820Chapter XLIII. The Dreams that Came
1941Chapter 7
821Chapter XLIV. The Waking
1942Chapter 8
822Chapter XLV. The Journey Home
1943Chapter 9
823Chapter XLVI. The City
1944Chapter 10
824Chapter XLVII. The "Endless Ending"
1945Chapter 11
825H. Rider Haggard
1946Chapter 12
826Chapter I. I Meet Sir Henry Curtis
1947Chapter 13
827Chapter II. The Legend of Solomon's Mines
1948Chapter 14
828Chapter III. Umbopa Enters Our Service
1949Chapter 15
829Chapter IV. An Elephant Hunt
1950Chapter 16
830Chapter V. Our March into the Desert
1951Chapter 17
831Chapter VI. Water! Water!
1952Chapter 18
832Chapter VII. Solomon's Road
1953Chapter 19
833Chapter VIII. We Enter Kukuanaland
1954Foreword
834Chapter IX. Twala the King
1955Chapter 1
835Chapter X. The Witch-Hunt
1956Chapter 2
836Chapter XI. We Give a Sign
1957Chapter 3
837Chapter XII. Before the Battle
1958Chapter 4
838Chapter XIII. The Attack
1959Chapter 5
839Chapter XIV. The Last Stand of the Greys
1960Chapter 6
840Chapter XV. Good Falls Sick
1961Chapter 7
841Chapter XVI. The Place of Death
1962Chapter 8
842Chapter XVII. Solomon's Treasure Chamber
1963Chapter 9
843Chapter XVIII. We Abandon Hope
1964Chapter 10
844Chapter XIX. Ignosi's Farewell
1965Chapter 11
845Chapter XX. Found
1966Chapter 12
846Introduction
1967Chapter 13
847I. My Visitor
1968Chapter 14
848II. The Years Roll By
1969Chapter 15
849III. The Sherd of Amenartas
1970Chapter 16
850IV. The Squall
1971Chapter 1. The Theft of Vernia
851V. The Head of the Ethiopian
1972Chapter 2. Grandon Pursues
852VI. An Early Christian Ceremony
1973Chapter 3. The Cunning of San Thoy
853VII. Ustane Sings
1974Chapter 4. A Treacherous Shoal
854VIII. The Feast, and After!
1975Chapter 5. The Toad People
855IX. A Little Foot
1976Chapter 6. The Deceptive Light
856X. Speculations
1977Chapter 7. Human Sacrifice
857XI. The Plain of Kôr
1978Chapter 8. The Wrath of the Serpent
858XII. "She"
1979Chapter 9. The Secret Gate
859XIII. Ayesha Unveils
1980Chapter 10. The Port of Peril
860XIV. A Soul in Hell
1981Chapter 11. The Sea Rats
861XV. Ayesha Gives Judgment
1982Chapter 12. In the Seraglio
862XVI. The Tombs of Kôr
1983Chapter 13. Grandon Meets the Rogo
863XVII. The Balance Turns
1984Chapter 14. Kantar’s Blunder
864XVIII. "Go, Woman!"
1985Chapter 15. Beasts of the Antarctic
865XIX. "Give Me a Black Goat!"
1986Chapter 16. Zinlo of Olba
866XX. Triumph
1987Chapter 17. The Death Sentence
867XXI. The Dead and Living Meet
1988Chapter 18. The Allies Attack
868XXII. Job has a Presentiment
1989Chapter 19. The Duel
869XXIII. The Temple of Truth
1990Chapter 20. Retribution and Reward
870XXIV. Walking the Plank
1991The Mars Series
871XXV. The Spirit of Life
1992Prologue
872XXVI. What We Saw
1993Chapter I
873XXVII. We Leap
1994Chapter II
874XXVIII. Over the Mountain
1995Chapter III
875William Hope Hodgson
1996Chapter IV
876To My Father (Whose feet tread the lost aeons)
1997Chapter V
877Author’s Introduction to the Manuscript
1998Chapter VI
878I. The Finding of the Manuscript
1999Chapter VII
879II. The Plain of Silence
2000Chapter VIII
880III. The House in the Arena
2001Chapter IX
881IV. The Earth
2002Chapter X
882V. The Thing in the Pit
2003Chapter XI
883VI. The Swine-Things
2004Chapter XII
884VII. The Attack
2005Chapter XIII
885VIII. After the Attack
2006Chapter XIV
886IX. In the Cellars
2007Chapter XV
887X. The Time of Waiting
2008Chapter XVI
888XI. The Searching of the Gardens
2009Chapter XVII
889XII. The Subterranean Pit
2010Chapter XVIII
890XIII. The Trap in the Great Cellar
2011Chapter XIX
891XIV. The Sea of Sleep
2012Chapter XX
892XV. The Noise in the Night
2013Chapter XXI
893XVI. The Awakening
2014Chapter XXII
894XVII. The Slowing Rotation
2015Chapter XXIII
895XVIII. The Green Star
2016Chapter XXIV
896XIX. The End of the Solar System
2017Chapter 1
897XX. The Celestial Globes
2018Chapter 2
898XXI. The Dark Sun
2019Chapter 3
899XXII. The Dark Nebula
2020Chapter 4
900XXIII. Pepper
2021Chapter 5
901XXIV. The Footsteps in the Garden
2022Chapter 6
902XXV. The Thing From the Arena
2023Chapter 7
903XXVI. The Luminous Speck
2024Chapter 8
904XXVII. Conclusion
2025Chapter 9
905Grief
2026Chapter 10
906The Dreams that are only Dreams
2027Chapter 11
907I. Mirdath the Beautiful
2028Chapter 12
908II. The Last Redoubt
2029Chapter 13
909III. The Quiet Calling
2030Chapter 14
910IV. The Hushing of the Voice
2031Chapter 15
911V. Into the Night Land
2032Chapter 16
912VI. The Way That I Did Go
2033Chapter 17
913VII. The Night Land
2034Chapter 18
914VIII. Down the Mighty Slope
2035Chapter 19
915IX. The Dark Pyramid
2036Chapter 20
916X. The Maid of the Olden Days
2037Chapter 21
917XI. The Homeward Way
2038Chapter 22
918XII. Downward of the Gorge
2039Chapter 23
919XIII. Homeward by the Shore (pt. 1)
2040Chapter 24
920XIII. Homeward by the Shore (pt. 2)
2041Chapter 25
921XIV. On the Island
2042Chapter 26
922XV. Past the House of Silence
2043Chapter 27
923XVI. In the Country of Silence
2044Chapter 28
924XVII. The Love Days
2045Malcolm Jameson
925H. P. Lovecraft
2046Captain Bullard Series
926Beyond the Wall of Sleep
2047Admiral's Inspection
927The Doom That Came to Sarnath
2048I
928The Cats of Ulthar
2049II
929Celephaïs
2050III
930The Quest of Iranon
2051Blockade Runner
931The Other Gods
2052Bullard Reflects
932The Silver Key
2053Devil's Powder
933The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (pt. 1)
2054Slacker's Paradise
934The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (pt. 2)
2055Brimstone Bill
935The Colour out of Space
2056The Bureaucrat
936Chapter I
2057Orders
937Chapter II
2058Garrett P. Serviss
938Chapter III
2059Chapter I.
939Chapter IV
2060Chapter II.
940Chapter V
2061Chapter III.
941Chapter VI
2062Chapter IV.
942Chapter VII
2063Chapter V.
943Chapter VIII
2064Chapter VI.
944Chapter IX
2065Chapter VII.
945Chapter X
2066Chapter VIII.
946Chapter XI
2067Chapter IX.
947Chapter XII
2068Chapter X.
948I
2069Chapter XI.
949II
2070Chapter XII.
950III
2071Chapter XIII.
951IV
2072Chapter XIV.
952V
2073Chapter XV.
953VI
2074Chapter XVI.
954VII
2075Chapter XVII.
955VIII
2076Chapter XVIII.
956Edward Bellamy
2077Chapter I. A Marvelous Invention
957Author’s Preface
2078Chapter II. A Trip of Terror
958Chapter 1
2079Chapter III. The Planetary Limited
959Chapter 2
2080Chapter IV. The Caverns of Venus
960Chapter 3
2081Chapter V. Off for the Sun Lands
961Chapter 4
2082Chapter VI. Lost in the Crystal Mountains
962Chapter 5
2083Chapter VII. The Children of the Sun
963Chapter 6
2084Chapter VIII. Language Without Speech
964Chapter 7
2085Chapter IX. An Amazing Metropolis
965Chapter 8
2086Chapter X. Imprisonment and a Wonderful Escape
966Chapter 9
2087Chapter XI. Before the Throne of Venus
967Chapter 10
2088Chapter XII. More Marvels
968Chapter 11
2089Chapter XIII. We Fall into Trouble Again
969Chapter 12
2090Chapter XIV. The Sun God
970Chapter 13
2091Chapter XV. At the Mercy of Fearful Enemies
971Chapter 14
2092Chapter XVI. Dreadful Creatures of the Gloom
972Chapter 15
2093Chapter XVII. Earth Magic on Venus
973Chapter 16
2094Chapter XVIII. Wild Eden
974Chapter 17
2095Chapter XIX. The Secret of the Car
975Chapter 18
2096Chapter XX. The Corybantia of the Sun
976Chapter 19
2097Chapter XXI. The Earth
977Chapter 20
2098Prologue
978Chapter 21
2099I. An Amazing Abduction
979Chapter 22
2100II. After an All-Night Flight
980Chapter 23
2101III. A Ten-Million Dollar Ransom
981Chapter 24
2102IV. Half a Discovery in the Woods
982Chapter 25
2103V. The Police Play Their Hand
983Chapter 26
2104VI. The Finish with the Police
984Chapter 27
2105VII. The Billionaire's Predicament
985Chapter 28
2106VIII. Some Extraordinary Letters
986Preface
2107IX. An Obliging Secretary
987Chapter I. A sharp cross-examiner
2108X. A Hard Task
988Chapter II. Why the revolution did not come earlier
2109XI. The Pirate's Lair Located
989Chapter III. I acquire a stake in the country
2110XII. Miss Grayman Tries Flight
990Chapter IV. A twentieth-century bank parlor
2111XIII. Running the Pirate Down
991Chapter V. I experience a new sensation
2112XIV. A Night Attack and an Exciting Chase
992Chapter VI. Honi soit qui mal y pense
2113XV. A Fight Near the Clouds
993Chapter VII. A string of surprises
2114XVI. The Chameleon's Dodge
994Chapter VIII. The greatest wonder yet-fashion dethroned
2115XVII. Besieged by the Pirate
995Chapter IX. Something that had not changed
2116XVIII. The Tables Turned Again
996Chapter X. A midnight plunge
2117XIX. Escape from a Terrible Death
997Chapter XI. Life the basis of the right of property
2118XX. The Last of the Sky Pirate
998Chapter XII. How inequality of wealth destroys liberty
2119Foreword
999Chapter XIII. Private capital stolen from the social fund
2120Chapter I. Cosmo Versál
1000Chapter XIV. We look over my collection of harnesses
2121Chapter II. Mocking at Fate
1001Chapter XV. What we were coming to but for the revolution
2122Chapter III. The First Drops of the Deluge
1002Chapter XVI. An excuse that condemned
2123Chapter IV. The World Swept with Terror
1003Chapter XVII. The revolution saves private property from monopoly
2124Chapter V. The Third Sign
1004Chapter XVIII. An echo of the past
2125Chapter VI. Selecting the Flower of Mankind
1005Chapter XIX. "Can a maid forget her ornaments?"
2126Chapter VII. The Waters Begin to Rise
1006Chapter XX. What the revolution did for women
2127Chapter VIII. Storming the Ark
1007Chapter XXI. At the gymnasium
2128Chapter IX. The Company of the Reprieved
1008Chapter XXII. Economic suicide of the profit system
2129Chapter X. The Last Day of New York
1009Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank"
2130Chapter XI. "A Billion for a Share"
1010Chapter XXIV. I am shown all the kingdoms of the Earth
2131Chapter XII. The Submergence of the Old World
1011Chapter XXV. The strikers
2132Chapter XIII. Strange Freaks of the Nebula
1012Chapter XXVI. Foreign commerce under profits; protection and free trade, or between the devil and the deep sea
2133Chapter XIV. The Escape of the President
1013Chapter XXVII. Hostility of a system of vested interests to improvement
2134Chapter XV. Professor Pludder's Device
1014Chapter XXVIII. How the profit system nullified the benefit of inventions
2135Chapter XVI. Mutiny in the Ark
1015Chapter XXIX. I receive an ovation
2136Chapter XVII. The Jules Verne
1016Chapter XXX. What universal culture means
2137Chapter XVIII. Navigating Over Drowned Europe
1017Chapter XXXI. "Neither in this mountain nor at Jerusalem"
2138Chapter XIX. To Paris Under the Sea
1018Chapter XXXII. Eritis sicut deus
2139Chapter XX. The Adventures in Colorado
1019Chapter XXXIII. Several important matters overlooked
2140Chapter XXI. "The Father of Horror"
1020Chapter XXXIV. What started the revolution
2141Chapter XXII. The Terrible Nucleus Arrives
1021Chapter XXXV. Why the revolution went slow at first but fast at last
2142Chapter XXIII. Robbing the Crown of the World
1022Chapter XXXVI. Theater-going in the twentieth century
2143Chapter XXIV. The Frenchman's New Scheme
1023Chapter XXXVII. The transition period
2144Chapter XXV. New York in Her Ocean Tomb
1024Chapter XXXVIII. The book of the blind
2145Chapter XXVI. New America
1025Chapter I
2146I. South Polar Gold
1026Chapter II
2147II. The Magician of Science
1027Chapter III
2148III. The Grand Teton Mine
1028Chapter IV
2149IV. The Wealth of the World
1029Chapter V
2150V. Wonders of the New Metal
1030Chapter VI
2151VI. A Strange Discovery
1031Chapter VII
2152VII. A Mystery Indeed!
1032Chapter VIII
2153VIII. More of Dr. Syx’s Magic
1033Chapter IX
2154IX. The Detective of Science
1034Chapter X
2155X. The Top of the Grand Teton
1035Chapter XI
2156XI. Strange Fate of a Kite
1036Chapter XII
2157XII. Better than Alchemy
1037Chapter I
2158XIII. The Looting of the Moon
1038Chapter II
2159XIV. The Last of Dr. Syx
1039Chapter III
2160Arthur Conan Doyle
1040Chapter IV
2161The Professor Challenger Series
1041Chapter V
2162Foreword
1042Chapter VI
2163Chapter I. “There Are Heroisms All Round Us”
1043Chapter VII
2164Chapter II. “Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger”
1044Chapter VIII
2165Chapter III. “He is a Perfectly Impossible Person”
1045Chapter IX
2166Chapter IV. “It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World”
1046Chapter X
2167Chapter V. “Question!”
1047Chapter XI
2168Chapter VI. “I was the Flail of the Lord”
1048Chapter XII
2169Chapter VII. “To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown”
1049Chapter XIII
2170Chapter VIII. “The Outlying Pickets of the New World”
1050Chapter XIV
2171Chapter IX. “Who could have Foreseen it?”
1051Chapter XV
2172Chapter X. “The most Wonderful Things have Happened”
1052Mark Twain
2173Chapter XI. “For once I was the Hero”
1053A Word of Explanation
2174Chapter XII. “It was Dreadful in the Forest”
1054Chapter I. Camelot
2175Chapter XIII. “A Sight which I shall Never Forget”
1055Chapter II. King Arthur’s Court
2176Chapter XIV. “Those Were the Real Conquests”
1056Chapter III. Knights of the Table Round
2177Chapter XV. “Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders”
1057Chapter IV. Sir Dinadan the Humorist
2178Chapter XVI. “A Procession! A Procession!”
1058Chapter V. An Inspiration
2179Chapter I. The Blurring of Lines
1059Chapter VI. The Eclipse
2180Chapter II. The Tide of Death
1060Chapter VII. Merlin’s Tower
2181Chapter III. Submerged
1061Chapter VIII. The Boss
2182Chapter IV. A Diary of the Dying
1062Chapter IX. The Tournament
2183Chapter V. The Dead World
1063Chapter X. Beginnings of Civilization
2184Chapter VI. The Great Awakening
1064Chapter XI. The Yankee in Search of Adventures
21851. In Which Our Special Commissioners Make a Start
1065Chapter XII. Slow Torture
21862. Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company
1066Chapter XIII. Freemen
21873. In Which Professor Challenger Gives His Opinion
1067Chapter XIV. “Defend Thee, Lord”
21884. Which Describes Some Strange Doings in Hammersmith
1068Chapter XV. Sandy’s Tale
21895. Where Our Commissioners Have a Remarkable Experience
1069Chapter XVI. Morgan Le Fay
21906. In Which the Reader is Shown the Habits of a Notorious Criminal
1070Chapter XVII. A Royal Banquet
21917. In Which the Notorious Criminal gets what the British Law Considers to be His Deserts.
1071Chapter XVIII. In the Queen’s Dungeons
21928. In Which Three Investigators Come Upon a Dark Soul
1072Chapter XIX. Knight-Errantry as a Trade
21939. Which Introduces Some Very Physical Phenomena
1073Chapter XX. The Ogre’s Castle
219410. De Profundis
1074Chapter XXI. The Pilgrims
219511. Where Silas Linden Comes Into His Own
1075Chapter XXII. The Holy Fountain
219612. There are Heights and there are Depths
1076Chapter XXIII. Restoration of the Fountain
219713. In Which Professor Challenger Goes Forth to Battle
1077Chapter XXIV. A Rival Magician
219814. In Which Challenger Meets a Strange Colleague
1078Chapter XXV. A Competitive Examination
219915. In Which Traps are Laid for a Great Quarry
1079Chapter XXVI. The First Newspaper
220016. In Which Challenger has the Experience of his Lifetime
1080Chapter XXVII. The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito
220117. Where the Mists Clear Away
1081Chapter XXVIII. Drilling the King
2202When the World Screamed
1082Chapter XXIX. The Smallpox Hut
2203The Disintegration Machine
1083Chapter XXX. The Tragedy of the Manor-House
2204Francis Bacon
1084Chapter XXXI. Marco
2205New Atlantis
1085Chapter XXXII. Dowley’s Humiliation
2206C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
1086Chapter XXXIII. Sixth Century Political Economy
2207Prefatory: The Legatees of Deucalion
1087Chapter XXXIV. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves
22081. My Recall
1088Chapter XXXV. A Pitiful Incident
22092. Back to Atlantis
1089Chapter XXXVI. An Encounter in the Dark
22103. A Rival Navy
1090Chapter XXXVII. An Awful Predicament
22114. The Welcome of Phorenice
1091Chapter XXXVIII. Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue
22125. Zaemon's Curse
1092Chapter XXXIX. The Yankee’s Fight with the Knights
22136. The Biters of the City Walls
1093Chapter XL. Three Years Later
22147. The Biters of the Walls (Further Account)
1094Chapter XLI. The Interdict
22158. The Preacher from the Mountains
1095Chapter XLII. War!
22169. Phorenice, Goddess
1096Chapter XLIII. The Battle of the Sand Belt
221710. A Wooing
1097Chapter XLIV. A Postscript by Clarence
221811. An Affair with the Barbarous Fishers
1098The Utopias & Dystopias
221912. The Drug of Our Lady the Moon
1099Owen Gregory
222013. The Burying Alive of Nais
1100Introduction. A Few Words About Mr. Ming and His Journal
222114. Again the Gods Make Change
1101Note on Personal Names
222215. Zaemon's Summons
1102Chapter I. I Become a Foreign Observer
222316. Siege of the Sacred Mountain
1103Chapter II. Bridgetown, Tour No. 1
222417. Nais the Regained
1104Chapter III. Introduction to Mecco
222518. Storm of the Sacred Mountain
1105Chapter IV. Professor Proser-Toady’s Lecture
222619. Destruction of Atlantis
1106Chapter V. Culture in Mecco
222720. On the Bosom of the Deep
1107Chapter VI. More Culture in Mecco
2228Chapter One. The wreck of “Magellan’s Cloud”
1108Chapter VII. A Meccanian Apostle
2229Chapter Two. The survivors
1109Chapter VIII. The Mechow Festival
2230Chapter Three. “I’m an Unknown Land”
1110Chapter IX. Meccanisation
2231Chapter Four. The Lair
1111Chapter X. Conversations
2232Chapter Five. “And I’ll take the low road”
1112Chapter XI. An Academic Discussion
2233Chapter Six. A Slip in the Time-Spirals
1113Chapter XII. The Latest Institution
2234Chapter Seven. A Slip in the Time-Spirals
1114Chapter XIII. Never Again
2235Chapter Eight. For the Dark Days
1115Margaret Cavendish
2236Chapter Nine. Sir John: His Prophecy
1116To The Duchesse of Newcastle, On Her New Blazing-World
2237Chapter Ten. Exodus
1117To all Noble and Worthy Ladies
2238Chapter Eleven. Clair Lost
1118The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World (pt. 1)
2239Chapter Twelve. A light in the South
1119The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World (pt. 2)
2240Chapter Thirteen. All Our Yesterdays
1120The Second Part of the Description of the New Blazing-World
2241Chapter Fourteen. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
1121The Epilogue to the Reader
2242Chapter Fifteen. I Shall Arise Again