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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
Publishing's 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 interest for everyone!
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