Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. / The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey
by John Uri Lloyd
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Contents
- Ascription
- Preface to This Edition
- A Valuable and Unique Library
- Prologue
- Chapter I. "Never Less Alone Than When Alone."
- Chapter II. A Friendly Conference
- Chapter III. A Second Interview with the Mysterious Visitor
- Chapter IV. A Search for Knowledge.—The Alchemistic Letter
- Chapter V. The Writing of My Confession
- Chapter VI. Kidnapped
- Chapter VII. A Wild Night.—I Am Prematurely Aged
- Chapter VIII. A Lesson in Mind Study
- Chapter IX. I Can Not Establish My Identity
- Chapter X. My Journey Towards the End of Earth Begins.—The Adepts' Brotherhood
- Chapter XI. My Journey Continues.—Instinct
- Chapter XII. A Cavern Discovered.—Biswell's Hill
- Chapter XIII. The Punch-Bowls and Caverns of Kentucky.—"Into the Unknown Country."
- Chapter XIV. Farewell to God's Sunshine.—The Echo of the Cry
- Chapter XV. A Zone of Light Deep Within the Earth
- Chapter XVI. Vitalized Darkness.—The Narrows in Science
- Chapter XVII. The Fungus Forest.—Enchantment
- Chapter XVIII. The Food of Man
- Chapter XIX. The Cry from a Distance.—I Rebel Against Continuing the Journey
- Chapter XX. My Unbidden Guest Proves His Statement and Refutes My Philosophy
- Chapter XXI. My Weight Disappearing
- Chapter XXII. My Unbidden Guest Departs
- Chapter XXIII. I Question Scientific Men.—Aristotle's Ether
- Chapter XXIV. The Soliloquy of Prof. Daniel Vaughn.—"Gravitation Is the Beginning and Gravitation Is the End: All Earthly Bodies Kneel to Gravitation."
- Chapter XXV. The Mother of a Volcano.—"You Can Not Disprove, and You Dare Not Admit."
- Chapter XXVI. Motion from Inherent Energy.—"Lead Me Deeper Into This Expanding Study."
- Chapter XXVII. Sleep, Dreams, Nightmare.—"Strangle the Life from My Body."
- Chapter XXVIII. A Challenge.—My Unbidden Guest Accepts It
- Chapter XXIX. Beware of Biology, the Science of the Life of Man
- Chapter XXX. Looking Backward.—The Living Brain
- Chapter XXXI. A Lesson on Volcanoes.—Primary Colors Are Capable of Farther Subdivision
- Chapter XXXII. Matter Is Retarded Motion
- Chapter XXXIII. "A Study of Science Is a Study of God."—Communing with Angels
- Chapter XXXIV. I Cease to Breathe, and Yet Live
- Chapter XXXV. "A Certain Point Within a Sphere."—Men Are as Parasites on the Roof of Earth
- Chapter XXXVI. Drunkenness.—The Drinks of Man
- Chapter XXXVII. The Drunkard's Voice
- Chapter XXXVIII. The Drunkard's Den
- Chapter XXXIX. Among the Drunkards
- Chapter XL. Further Temptation.—Etidorhpa
- Chapter XLI. Misery
- Chapter XLII. Eternity Without Time
- Chapter XLIII. The Last Contest
- Chapter XLIV. The Fathomless Abyss.—The Edge of the Earth Shell
- Chapter XLV. My Heart Throb Is Stilled, and Yet I Live
- Chapter XLVI. The Inner Circle, or the End of Gravitation.—In the Bottomless Gulf
- Chapter XLVII. Hearing Without Ears.—"What Will Be the End?"
- Chapter XLVIII. Why and How.—"The Struggling Ray of Light from Those Farthermost Outreaches."
- Chapter XLIX. Oscillating Through Space.—Earth's Shell Above Me
- Chapter L. My Weight Annihilated.—"Tell Me," I Cried in Alarm, "Is This to Be a Living Tomb?"
- Chapter LI. Is That a Mortal?—"The End of Earth."
- Chapter LII. The Last Farewell
- Epilogue. Letter Accompanying the Mysterious Manuscript
- The Life of Prof. Daniel Vaughn by Prof. Richard Nelson
- Etidorhpa