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At the Earth's Core by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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At The Earth's Core (Book 1 in the
Pellucidar Series)
At The Earth’s
Core and it’s mysterious world of Pellucidar was first serialized in
All-Story Weekly magazine in 1914.
With this series,
Burroughs created a secret prehistoric world five hundred miles
beneath the earth’s surface that has eternal daylight, prehistoric
beasts and primitive people; where the horizon curves upward and
time stands still under a miniature sun that stands motionless in
the sky. Throughout this savage world are communities of warring
tribes and one of Burroughs’ most fascinating creations, the highly
evolved reptilian Mahars. (Note: a comprehensive glossary of all
things Pelluciar starts on Page 87.)
David Innes and his
inventor friend, Abner Perry, set out on a trial run in Perry’s
invention, the iron mole, with hopes of locating new beds of
anthracite coal. Once in motion, however, they are unable to change
the prospector’s course and travel five hundred miles towards the
center of the Earth.
Expecting to meet eternal fires, the
two instead emerge into a new world. Attacked by a dyryth, carried
off by apemen, and then captured by Sagoths, the gorilla-like
servants of the Mahars, their weird adventures are
nonstop.
As Innes and Perry and the beautiful Dian struggle
to untie the primitive humans of Pellucidar they are confronted with
enough adventures to keep the reader breathless as this amazing
world unfolds.
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Pellucidar by Edgar
Rice Burroughs
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Pellucidar (Book 1 in the Pellucidar
Series)
Pellucidar appeared as a 5-part
serial in All-Story Cavalier Weekly (which changed its name during
the run to All-Story Weekly) May 1-29, 1915. The book was published
Sept 5, 1923 by A.C.McClurg & Co.Picking up where the first
adventure, At The Earth’s Core left off, Pellucidar tells the story
of David Innes’ return to Inner
Earth.
The iron mole departs from the
Sahara Desert and emerges in an unknown region of the Earth’s core.
There, Innes wanders through vast uninhabited regions in search of a
man or tribe who can direct him to Sari, the capital of his
fledgling kingdom.Innes saves Abner Perry, who was being pursued by
Sagoths. With the goal of finding Dian the Beautiful One in Sari,
the two cross the Mountains of the Clouds, narrowly surviving the
cold, unforgiving landscape.
After many adventures they begin
the task of modernization of Pelluciar.As adventure stories go, this
second book in the Pellucidar series is perhaps a cut below the
others. However, as a continuation of the series it carries the
story forward to the new adventures in this essential series for all
Burroughs fans. (Note: a comprehensive glossary of all things
Pelluciar starts on Page
101.)
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
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The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll1 and Mr. Hyde became an immediate best-seller in Great
Britain and America when it was published in 1886. The novel has
also earned accolades from the academic community for its artistic
style and penetrating psychological
themes.
In the first six
months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and
editorials were written about it. The story is about a lawyer,
Charles Utterson, who investigates the strange link the misanthropic
man Edward Hyde has to his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll. His
investigation begins as a matter of curiosity and concern despite
Jekyll’s assurances that Hyde is nothing to worry
about.
That changes when
Hyde is seen committing a savage murder of a respected Member of
Parliament. As Utterson assists in the investigation of the crime,
Jekyll becomes more and more reclusive and sombre as Utterson comes
to believe that the doctor is aiding Mr.
Hyde.
Compulsively
readable from its opening pages, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the
divided self. Stevenson’s concept, inspired by a nightmare, and the
vivid language he uses to convey it, are what impress the most upon
the reader.
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