A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
Date1888
Names
De Mille, James, 1833-1880
(author)
Chatto & Windus (Firm)
(publisher)
Gaul, Gilbert William, 1855-1919
(illustrator)
Format
Four people find a copper cylinder in the ocean with a manuscript inside. It tells the story of Adam More, who travelled to a tropical sea in Antarctica and met a civilization beneath the Earth. First British edition. The author was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. This book is one of the earliest works of Canadian science fiction.
Country:Antarctica
Region or district:Arctic regions
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 20 cm x 13 cm (7 7/8 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
Extent
- viii, 291 pages
Language
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession Number37131054453394D
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=690658
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