Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. Read online

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  PROLOGUE--History of Llewellyn Drury, 1

  CHAPTER.

  I. Home of Llewellyn Drury--"Never Less Alone than When Alone," 3

  II. A Friendly Conference with Prof. Chickering, 16

  III. A Second Interview with the Mysterious Visitor, 23

  IV. A Search for Knowledge--The Alchemistic Letter, 35

  V. The Writing of "My Confession," 44

  VI. Kidnapped, 46

  VII. A Wild Night--I am Prematurely Aged, 55

  VIII. A Lesson in Mind Study, 63

  IX. I Can Not Establish My Identity, 67

  X. My Journey Towards the End of Earth Begins--The Adepts Brotherhood, 74

  XI. My Journey Continues--Instinct, 80

  XII. A Cavern Discovered--Biswell's Hill, 84

  XIII. The Punch Bowls and Caverns of Kentucky--"Into the Unknown Country," 89

  XIV. Farewell to God's Sunshine--"The Echo of the Cry," 99

  XV. A Zone of Light, Deep Within the Earth, 105

  XVI. Vitalized Darkness--The Narrows in Science, 109

  XVII. The Fungus Forest--Enchantment, 119

  XVIII. The Food of Man, 123

  XIX. The Cry from a Distance--I Rebel Against Continuing the Journey, 128

  FIRST INTERLUDE.--THE NARRATIVE INTERRUPTED.

  XX. My Unbidden Guest Proves His Statements, and Refutes My Philosophy, 134

  MY UNBIDDEN GUEST CONTINUES HIS MANUSCRIPT.

  XXI. My Weight Disappearing, 142

  SECOND INTERLUDE.

  XXII. The Story Again Interrupted--My Guest Departs, 149

  XXIII. Scientific Men Questioned--Aristotle's Ether, 151

  XXIV. The Soliloquy of Prof. Daniel Vaughn--"Gravitation is the Beginning and Gravitation is the End: All Earthly Bodies Kneel to Gravitation," 156

  THE UNBIDDEN GUEST RETURNS TO READ HIS MANUSCRIPT,CONTINUING THE NARRATIVE.

  XXV. The Mother of a Volcano--"You Can Not Disprove, and You Dare Not Admit," 162

  XXVI. Motion from Inherent Energy--"Lead Me Deeper Into this Expanding Study," 169

  XXVII. Sleep, Dreams, Nightmare--"Strangle the Life from My Body," 175

  THIRD INTERLUDE.--THE NARRATIVE AGAIN INTERRUPTED.

  XXVIII. A Challenge--My Unbidden Guest Accepts It, 179

  XXIX. Beware of Biology--The Science of the Life of Man--The Old Man relates a Story as an Object Lesson, 186

  XXX. Looking Backward--The Living Brain, 193

  THE MANUSCRIPT CONTINUED.

  XXXI. A Lesson on Volcanoes--Primary Colors are Capable of Farther Subdivision, 204

  XXXII. Matter is Retarded Motion--"A Wail of Sadness Inexpressible," 218

  XXXIII. "A Study of True Science is a Study of God"--Communing with Angels, 224

  XXXIV. I Cease to Breathe, and Yet Live, 226

  XXXV. "A Certain Point Within a Circle"--Men are as Parasites on the Roof of Earth, 230

  XXXVI. The Drinks of Man, 235

  XXVII. The Drunkard's Voice, 238

  XXXVIII. The Drunkard's Den, 240

  XXXIX. Among the Drunkards, 247

  XL. Further Temptation--Etidorhpa Appears, 252

  XLI. Misery, 262

  XLII. Eternity Without Time, 272

  FOURTH INTERLUDE.

  XLIII. The Last Contest, 277

  THE NARRATIVE CONTINUED.

  XLIV. The Fathomless Abyss--The Edge of the Earth's Shell, 306

  XLV. My Heart-throb is Stilled, and Yet I Live, 310

  XLVI. The Inner Circle, or the End of Gravitation--In the Bottomless Gulf, 317

  XLVII. Hearing Without Ears--"What Will Be the End?" 322

  XLVIII. Why and How--The Straggling Ray of Light from those Farthermost Outreaches, 327

  XLIX. Oscillating Through Space--The Earth Shell Above Us, 333

  L. My Weight Annihilated--"Tell me," I cried in alarm, "is this a Living Tomb?" 340

  LI. Is That a Mortal?--"The End of Earth," 345

  FIFTH INTERLUDE.

  LII. The Last Farewell, 352

  EPILOGUE--Letter Accompanying the Mysterious Manuscript, 360