The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)
New Atlantis, King Solomon's Mines, The People of the Mist, The Mysterious IslandBy Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Henry Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, Plato, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. P. Lovecraft, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, James Hilton, Edgar Allan Poe, Jonathan Swift, Francis Bacon, Abraham Merritt, William Scott-Elliot, James Churchward
Length305h 17m
About this audiobook
'The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)' encompasses an enthralling exploration of mythical lands and forgotten societies, rendered through the sophisticated prose and rich imaginations of luminaries such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Spanning genres from adventure and science fiction to philosophical treatises, this collection delves deep into the human fascination with the unknown and the arcane. Rarely does an anthology cover such a wide spectrum of styles—from the eerie speculative tales of H.P. Lovecraft to the rational adventures by Jules Verne. Each piece serves as a portal to the speculative and surreal, offering distinct lenses on historical and mythical narratives. The authors, a distinguished group from varied literary epochs, bring a diverse range of backgrounds and philosophies to the collection. Figures like Plato and Francis Bacon introduce a classical and analytical edge, while the robust storytelling of Rudyard Kipling and Henry Rider Haggard inject a sense of dynamic adventure and colonially influenced perspectives on ancient civilizations. The varying interpretations of lost worlds reflect both the time periods and cultural contexts from which these stories originate, illustrating shifts in worldview and knowledge. Readers are invited to immerse themselves in 'The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)'. Each page promises not just a story, but a study of contrasts and comparisons, where the mythic intersects with the intellectual. As a compendium of legendary locales and daring exploits, it offers both entertainment and reflection, urging a deeper appreciation of how narratives of lost civilizations inform our understanding of history and humanity.
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GenreFantasy
Length305 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 21, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)
2CHAPTER I. "There Are Heroisms All Round Us"
3CHAPTER II "Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger"
4CHAPTER III "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person"
5CHAPTER IV "It's Just the very Biggest Thing in the World"
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6CHAPTER V "Question!"
7CHAPTER VI "I was the Flail of the Lord"
8CHAPTER VII "To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown"
9CHAPTER VIII "The Outlying Pickets of the New World"
10CHAPTER IX "Who could have Foreseen it?"
11CHAPTER X "The most Wonderful Things have Happened"
12CHAPTER XI "For once I was the Hero"
13CHAPTER XII "It was Dreadful in the Forest"
14CHAPTER XIII "A Sight which I shall Never Forget"
15CHAPTER XIV "Those Were the Real Conquests"
16CHAPTER XV "Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders"
17CHAPTER XVI "A Procession! A Procession!"
18CHAPTER I. THE PROFESSOR AND HIS FAMILY
19CHAPTER II. A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED AT ANY PRICE
20CHAPTER III. THE RUNIC WRITING EXERCISES THE PROFESSOR
21CHAPTER IV. THE ENEMY TO BE STARVED INTO SUBMISSION
22CHAPTER V. FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY
23CHAPTER VI. EXCITING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AN UNPARALLELED ENTERPRISE
24CHAPTER VII. A WOMAN’S COURAGE
25CHAPTER VIII. SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR VERTICAL DESCENT
26CHAPTER IX. ICELAND! BUT WHAT NEXT?
27CHAPTER X. INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS WITH ICELANDIC SAVANTS
28CHAPTER XI. A GUIDE FOUND TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
29CHAPTER XII. A BARREN LAND
30CHAPTER XIII. HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
31CHAPTER XIV. BUT ARCTICS CAN BE INHOSPITABLE, TOO
32CHAPTER XV. SNÆFELL AT LAST
33CHAPTER XVI. BOLDLY DOWN THE CRATER
34CHAPTER XVII. VERTICAL DESCENT
35CHAPTER XVIII. THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS
36CHAPTER XIX. GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU
37CHAPTER XX. THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS
38CHAPTER XXI. COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR’S HEART
39CHAPTER XXII. TOTAL FAILURE OF WATER
40CHAPTER XXIII. WATER DISCOVERED
41CHAPTER XXIV. WELL SAID, OLD MOLE! CANST THOU WORK I’ THE GROUND SO FAST?
42CHAPTER XXV. DE PROFUNDIS
43CHAPTER XXVI. THE WORST PERIL OF ALL
44CHAPTER XXVII. LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH
45CHAPTER XXVIII. THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY
46CHAPTER XXIX. THALATTA! THALATTA!
47CHAPTER XXX. A NEW MARE INTERNUM
48CHAPTER XXXI. PREPARATIONS FOR A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
49CHAPTER XXXII. WONDERS OF THE DEEP
50CHAPTER XXXIII. A BATTLE OF MONSTERS
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