Project Gutenberg 2018-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 84 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Murros, Kaapo 1875 1951 Ahlqvist, David Gabriel Before Adam. Finnish Ennen Aatamia Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Ennen Aatamia" by Jack London is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of evolution and human consciousness through the eyes of a character reflective of ancestral memories, experiencing vivid dreams and fears rooted deep in prehistoric times. The protagonist demonstrates a unique duality, navigating between a contemporary existence and the primal instincts of ancient forebears. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the protagonist's tumultuous inner world, revealing his haunting nightmares filled with primordial fears that stem from a time long ago, particularly during the Pleistocene epoch. He describes a vivid struggle between his modern self and the echoes of his ancient past, often depicting encounters with animals and other members of a prehistoric tribe. Through fragmented memories and dream-like sequences, he recounts his experiences of fear, discovery, and a profound sense of belonging to something greater than himself, capturing a poignant sense of conflict between the simplicity of prehistoric life and the complexities of modern existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fantasy fiction Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 266437 2025-06-24T03:58:19.466883 text/html 266248 266188 2024-09-23T10:35:25.780610 2023-09-24T08:52:45.518027 text/html text/html 161533 2025-06-24T03:58:36.312812 application/epub+zip 164642 2025-06-24T03:58:27.977922 application/epub+zip 164643 2025-06-24T03:58:22.138867 application/epub+zip 277230 2025-06-24T03:58:43.797790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265841 2025-06-24T03:58:35.545817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236735 2022-08-25T11:14:37.482007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249252 2025-06-24T03:58:18.986944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229597 2024-10-23T03:07:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12824 2025-06-24T03:58:43.962795 application/rdf+xml 10922 2025-06-24T03:58:27.323847 image/jpeg 2859 2025-06-24T03:58:27.041835 image/jpeg 161466 2025-06-24T03:58:19.495890 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia