It starts with an occult student who is surprised by a ghostly, uninvited guest, who came to unveil his past as a member of a secret society which he betrayed; his punishment for this?

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John Uri Lloyd’s Cult Classic from 1901! ETIDORHPA, or, the End of the Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey. PART 1 to Chapter 30 only

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This Extended Edition is the most complete version you will find.
First published in 1895, this work has survived as a cult book. It starts with an occult student who is surprised by a ghostly, uninvited guest, who came to unveil his past as a member of a secret society which he betrayed; his punishment for this? A journey inside the hollow earth, to slowly abandon his humanity and to be a keeper of knowledge and something else… A journey to ETIDORHPA.

To say this is an early science fiction narrative wouldn’t be enough, to add that this is a fantastic story about an initiate’s journey to the earth’s interior, a compendium of scientific hypothesis that goes from geology to metaphysics, an illustration of the miseries and hopes of men; that would, at least, be a better example to describe this singular work, inasmuch as this great narration contains multiple layers of interpretation.

This Extended Edition includes:

Three extra chapters from a 1901 edition (not found on other modern reprints!)

  1. ASCRIPTION
  2. PREFACE
  3. PREFACE TO THIS EDITION
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. CHAPTER I. NEVER LESS ALONE THAN
  6. CHAPTER II. A FRIENDLY CONFERENCE
  7. CHAPTER III. A SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR
  8. CHAPTER IV. THE MANUSCRIPT OF I—AM—THE-MAN
  9. CHAPTER V. THE WRITING OF MY CONFESSION
  10. CHAPTER VI. KIDNAPPED
  11. CHAPTER VII. A WILD NIGHT
  12. CHAPTER VIII. A LESSON IN MIND STUDY
  13. CHAPTER IX. I CANNOT ESTABLISH MY IDENTITY
  14. CHAPTER X. MY JOURNEY TOWARDS THE END OF EARTH BEGINS
  15. CHAPTER XI. MY JOURNEY CONTINUES
  16. CHAPTER XII. A CAVERN DISCOVERED
  17. CHAPTER XIII. THE PUNCH-BOWLS AND CAVERNS OF KENTUCKY
  18. CHAPTER XIV. FAREWELL TO GOD’S SUNSHINE
  19. CHAPTER XV. A ZONE OF LIGHT DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH
  20. CHAPTER XVI. VITALIZED DARKNESS
  21. CHAPTER XVII. THE FUNGUS FOREST
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. THE FOOD OF MAN
  23. CHAPTER XIX. THE CRY FROM A DISTANCE
  24. CHAPTER XX. INTERLUDE
  25. CHAPTER XXI. MY UNBIDDEN GUEST CONTINUES READING HIS MANUSCRIPT
  26. CHAPTER XXII. INTERLUDE
  27. CHAPTER XXIII. I QUESTION SCIENTIFIC MEN
  28. CHAPTER XXIV. THE SOLILOQUY OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN
  29. CHAPTER XXV. THE UNBIDDEN GUEST RETURNS TO READ HIS MANUSCRIPT
  30. CHAPTER XXVI. MOTION FROM INHERENT ENERGY
  31. CHAPTER XXVII. SLEEP, DREAMS, NIGHTMARE
  32. CHAPTER XXVIII. INTERLUDE
  33. CHAPTER XXIX. BEWARE OF BIOLOGY
  34. CHAPTER XXX. LOOKING BACKWARD
  35. CHAPTER XXXI. THE MANUSCRIPT CONTINUED. A LESSON ON VOLCANOES
  36. CHAPTER XXXII. MATTER IS RETARDED MOTION
  37. CHAPTER XXXIII. “A STUDY OF SCIENCE IS A STUDY OF GOD.”
  38. CHAPTER XXXIV. I CEASE TO BREATHE, AND YET LIVE
  39. CHAPTER XXXV. A CERTAIN POINT WITHIN A SPHERE
  40. CHAPTER XXXVI. DRUNKENNESS
  41. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DRUNKARD’S VOICE
  42. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DRUNKARDS’ DEN
  43. CHAPTER XXXIX. AMONG THE DRUNKARDS
  44. CHAPTER XL. FURTHER TEMPTATION
  45. CHAPTER XLI. MISERY
  46. CHAPTER XLII. ETERNITY WITHOUT TIME
  47. CHAPTER XLIII. INTERLUDE
  48. CHAPTER XLIV. I SEEK A CONFIDANT
  49. CHAPTER XLV. ‘TIS NOT THE EYE, BUT THE BRAIN, THAT SEES AN OBJECT
  50. CHAPTER XLVI. THE VISION OF THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE
  51. CHAPTER XLVII. THE OLD MAN CONTINUES HIS MANUSCRIPT
  52. CHAPTER XLVIII. MY HEART THROB IS STILLED, AND YET I LIVE
  53. CHAPTER XLIX. THE INNER CIRCLE, OR THE END OF GRAVITATION
  54. CHAPTER L. HEARING WITHOUT EARS
  55. CHAPTER LI. WHY AND HOW
  56. CHAPTER LII. OSCILLATING THROUGH SPACE
  57. CHAPTER LIII. MY WEIGHT ANNIHILATED
  58. CHAPTER LIV. IS THAT A MORTAL
  59. CHAPTER LV. INTERLUDE
  60. EPILOGUE
  61. Appendix A. THE LIFE OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN
  62. Appendix B. (Reviews of Etidorhpa)
  63. Appendix C. On The Lloyd Library and Museum
  64. Appendix D. The Etidorhpa sequel that never was

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