Project Gutenberg 2006-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 917 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer The Coming Race Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vril Produced by Fred Ihde and David Widger "The Coming Race" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a speculative fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows an unnamed narrator who embarks on a journey deep into the earth’s interior, where he encounters a mysterious and highly advanced subterranean civilization known as the Vril-ya. The novel delves into themes of human evolution, utopian societies, and the interplay of technology and nature, primarily centered around the enigmatic force of "vril," which the inhabitants of this hidden world harness for various purposes. The opening of the novel introduces the protagonist, a young man from America who, after losing his father, opts for a life of exploration. He joins an engineer on an expedition into a mine, where they discover an abyss that leads to a hidden world illuminated by artificial light and inhabited by strange beings. The engineer, after witnessing a curious and ominous spectacle in the chasm, becomes anxious and withdrawn. Eventually, the narrator convinces him to descend again. However, tragedy strikes when the engineer falls to his death, leaving the narrator to navigate this new and awe-inspiring domain alone. As he explores his surroundings, he is struck by the remarkable landscapes and intriguing beings that challenge his perceptions of society and existence. This sets the stage for a philosophical and adventurous exploration of the relationship between the surface world and the remarkable civilization below. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction Utopian fiction Civilization, Subterranean -- Fiction Underground areas -- Fiction PR Text Precursors of Science Fiction Best Books Ever Listings Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 371049 2025-07-01T11:15:06.633129 text/html 374615 2021-01-27T17:42:28 text/html 208463 2025-07-01T11:15:13.071605 application/epub+zip 214194 2025-07-01T11:15:09.278158 application/epub+zip 195048 2025-07-01T11:15:08.183110 application/epub+zip 368810 2025-07-01T11:15:16.236566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340744 2025-07-01T11:15:12.410588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316225 2022-09-01T13:02:00.352875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327242 2025-07-01T11:15:06.255123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327196 2022-06-05T08:30:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325398 2016-07-19T10:02:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22649 2025-07-01T11:15:16.362584 application/rdf+xml 11631 2025-07-01T11:15:08.674118 image/jpeg 2947 2025-07-01T11:15:08.428129 image/jpeg 125900 2022-06-05T08:31:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 130915 2022-06-05T08:31:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 125600 2016-07-19T10:02:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 202045 2025-07-01T11:15:06.661136 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