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Title: Through the crater's rim
Original Publication: United States: Experimenter Publishing Company,1926.
Credits: Roger Frank and Sue Clark
Summary: "Through the Crater's Rim" by A. Hyatt Verrill is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The story explores the adventures of an explorer who discovers a hidden, ancient city populated by a strange, diminutive race living within a volcanic crater in Central America. The narrative combines elements of adventure, horror, and speculative fiction, pulling on the themes of lost civilizations and uncharted territories. The plot follows an unnamed explorer who, intrigued by rumors of a lost city observed from an airplane, decides to seek it out. After a perilous journey through the jungle, he finds himself in a surreal world where the inhabitants walk on their hands and possess unique customs. Initial encounters with the local population and a series of thrilling events reveal their superstitions and fears, particularly regarding the protagonist's perceived god-like status due to his unfamiliar abilities. However, when a nefarious priest exposes him as a fraud, he is captured and almost sacrificed. In a climactic rescue, his companion Hazen saves him just in time, leading to a harrowing escape from the city, which ultimately succumbs to a flood caused by their destruction of an aqueduct. The story captures the essence of adventure and the influence of supernatural elements on primitive societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954
Illustrator: Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph), 1884-1963
EBook No.: 67299
Published: Feb 1, 2022
Downloads: 143
Language: English
Subject: Explorers -- Fiction
Subject: Central America -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Through the crater's rim
Original Publication: United States: Experimenter Publishing Company,1926.
Credits: Roger Frank and Sue Clark
Summary: "Through the Crater's Rim" by A. Hyatt Verrill is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The story explores the adventures of an explorer who discovers a hidden, ancient city populated by a strange, diminutive race living within a volcanic crater in Central America. The narrative combines elements of adventure, horror, and speculative fiction, pulling on the themes of lost civilizations and uncharted territories. The plot follows an unnamed explorer who, intrigued by rumors of a lost city observed from an airplane, decides to seek it out. After a perilous journey through the jungle, he finds himself in a surreal world where the inhabitants walk on their hands and possess unique customs. Initial encounters with the local population and a series of thrilling events reveal their superstitions and fears, particularly regarding the protagonist's perceived god-like status due to his unfamiliar abilities. However, when a nefarious priest exposes him as a fraud, he is captured and almost sacrificed. In a climactic rescue, his companion Hazen saves him just in time, leading to a harrowing escape from the city, which ultimately succumbs to a flood caused by their destruction of an aqueduct. The story captures the essence of adventure and the influence of supernatural elements on primitive societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954
Illustrator: Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph), 1884-1963
EBook No.: 67299
Published: Feb 1, 2022
Downloads: 143
Language: English
Subject: Explorers -- Fiction
Subject: Central America -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.