Project Gutenberg 2022-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 162 Barlow, James William 1826 1913 Skorpios, Antares History of a World of Immortals without a God Translated from an unpublished manuscript in the library of a continental university $aIreland :$bWilliam McGee,$c1891. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of a World of Immortals without a God" by James William Barlow is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Dr. Gervaas Van Varken, a misanthropic surgeon who, after years of disdain and dissatisfaction with humanity, embarks on a journey to a mystical land called Hesperos, hoping to escape the "Yahoos" of his own world. This quest leads him to encounter a society free from mortal strife yet bound by its peculiar laws of existence. The opening of the book details the background of Dr. Van Varken, describing his oppressive upbringing and misanthropic tendencies. His journey begins in Bombay, where he meets an ancient Parsee merchant who introduces him to an enigmatic figure, the Great Magician of Thibet. With the merchant's guidance, Van Varken sets off on a treacherous journey to the mountains of Thibet to learn about a new form of existence that promises to liberate him from the burdens of humanity. His ultimate goal is to use a newfound ability, imparted by mystical forces, to escape to the planet Hesperos. The chapter concludes with Van Varken's decision to teleport himself through disintegration to the distant world, setting the stage for the ensuing exploration of Hesperos and its unique civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyofworldof000barl 20190314155235skorpios 1891 IE Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 219706 2025-06-26T13:16:51.072621 text/html 196284 2024-10-18T19:43:21 text/html 539518 2025-06-26T13:16:55.170622 application/epub+zip 536907 2025-06-26T13:16:52.042613 application/epub+zip 163483 2025-06-26T13:16:51.556588 application/epub+zip 587786 2025-06-26T13:16:57.589619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566649 2025-06-26T13:16:54.635595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193578 2022-09-30T11:32:50.783781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192169 2025-06-26T13:16:50.792591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172133 2024-10-18T19:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17022 2025-06-26T13:16:57.723573 application/rdf+xml 10089 2025-06-26T13:16:51.699665 image/jpeg 1929 2025-06-26T13:16:51.627615 image/jpeg 475043 2025-06-26T13:16:51.096643 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