Project Gutenberg 2023-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 219 Danziger, Adolphe 1859 1959 Castro, Adolphe Danziger de Castro, Adolphe de Danziger, Adolph Danziger, G. A. (Gustav Adolph) Danziger, Gustav Adolph De Castro, Adolphe Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. Rankin, Hugh 1878 1956 Copp, Hugh Doak Doak DOAK The last test $aUnited States :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1928. Lovecraft's revision of "A sacrifice to science." Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Last Test" by Adolphe Danziger is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story dives into the life of Dr. Alfred Clarendon, a renowned scientist whose ambition and obsessive pursuits lead him into dark territories of knowledge and moral dilemmas. The narrative appears to explore themes of ambition, madness, and the consequences of unchecked scientific exploration, setting the stage for a potentially harrowing journey. The opening of the book introduces Dr. Alfred Clarendon as he grapples with the fallout from his scientific endeavors within the California State Penitentiary. Initially celebrated for his research on a fever epidemic, Clarendon finds himself increasingly isolated and driven to madness, particularly influenced by his enigmatic assistant, Surama. As tensions rise due to criticisms and misinformation in the media, Clarendon contemplates morally questionable experiments that blur the line between knowledge and ethical responsibility. Georgina, his devoted sister, is caught in the chaos, torn between her loyalty to her brother and her fears over his deteriorating state of mind and moral judgment. The scene is set for a gripping tale of horror, ambition, and the complex nature of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230303043029decastro 1928 US Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fantasy fiction Atlantis (Legendary place) -- Fiction Horror tales Physicians -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 142550 2025-07-28T05:24:29.231904 text/html 141397 2023-05-05T13:12:35 text/html 412246 2025-07-28T05:24:32.878928 application/epub+zip 413078 2025-07-28T05:24:30.617903 application/epub+zip 195995 2025-07-28T05:24:29.726887 application/epub+zip 953787 2025-07-28T05:24:34.791849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 945029 2025-07-28T05:24:32.364939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134242 2025-07-28T05:24:28.981881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133878 2023-05-05T13:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20296 2025-07-28T05:24:34.949899 application/rdf+xml 24962 2025-07-28T05:24:30.073878 image/jpeg 4406 2025-07-28T05:24:29.895896 image/jpeg 53003 2023-05-05T13:13:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1624366 2023-05-05T13:13:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 1640580 2025-07-28T05:24:29.266911 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia