Project Gutenberg 2006-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 680 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William In Search of the Unknown Produced by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "In Search of the Unknown" by Robert W. Chambers is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the main character, who is a superintendent at the Bronx Zoological Gardens, as he embarks on a peculiar expedition to find the elusive and thought-to-be extinct great auk, along with a mysterious amphibious biped referenced in correspondence from a hermit named Burton Halyard. The story intertwines elements of adventure, mystery, and potential encounters with the unknown in nature. The opening portion of the book introduces us to the protagonist's rather skeptical disposition regarding a letter claiming the existence of live great auks. As he begins his new role, he is urged by his superior, Professor Farrago, to take the lead on an expedition to Black Harbor to investigate Halyard's assertions. Halyard, a somewhat eccentric character, hints at additional peculiarities involving another creature called the harbor-master. The narrative establishes a blend of scientific ambition and personal intrigue as the protagonist wrestles with his duties and the strange occurrences surrounding him, ultimately setting the stage for further adventures into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 490064 2025-08-08T05:41:22.258480 text/html 490664 2006-06-23T15:10:18 text/html 406938 2025-08-08T05:41:30.081415 application/epub+zip 413984 2025-08-08T05:41:23.622482 application/epub+zip 269696 2025-08-08T05:41:22.906464 application/epub+zip 559573 2025-08-08T05:41:34.537390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525884 2025-08-08T05:41:29.253449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383301 2022-09-09T05:06:22.360273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437833 2025-08-08T05:41:20.833482 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 437652 2006-06-23T15:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 437674 2006-06-23T15:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20834 2025-08-08T05:41:34.678375 application/rdf+xml 17944 2025-08-08T05:41:23.033444 image/jpeg 3067 2025-08-08T05:41:22.957471 image/jpeg 169919 2006-06-23T15:10:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 393225 2006-06-23T15:10:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 169852 2006-06-23T15:10:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 394070 2025-08-08T05:41:22.302463 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia