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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Etidorhpa is an early science fiction novel depicting a man's
descent into the bowels of the Earth at the instigation of a
mysterious secret society - it is presented here complete with the
original illustrations. Llewyllyn Drury is visited by a mysterious
old man whose defining physical feature is his large, protruding
forehead. The man offers to tell his story, promising his life and
knowledge is worth writing down. As the man displays certain
enthralling and supernatural powers, Drury takes on the task -
Etidorhpa is this story, interspersed with pauses wherein Drury
questions his strange guest. John Uri Lloyd was a popular author of
mystery and science fiction books. His profession however was
pharmacology, with his specialism being herbal medicines and
ethnobotanicals. The presence of giant mushrooms in one part of the
story, plus the various fantastical elements described, have led
some readers to speculate that the author's knowledge of
mind-altering substances influenced Etidorhpa's plotting.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
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