John Uri Lloyd

A thrilling journey into the depths of the Earth, Etidorhpa combines elements of science fiction, adventure, and mysticism to explore a world beneath our own. Set against a backdrop of Victorian fascination with secret societies and esoteric knowledge, the story follows a man condemned by the Illuminati on an extraordinary underground quest to meet the enigmatic Goddess of Love. As he ventures deeper, surreal landscapes, mind-bending experiences, and encounters with otherworldly beings unfold, challenging his perceptions of reality. Blending philosophical musings with vivid imagery, Etidorhpa delves into themes of forbidden knowledge, the limits of human understanding, and the power of inner transformation. This visionary tale invites readers to question the nature of existence, making it a compelling read for fans of speculative fiction and the occult.

Willard Rouse Jillson's Big Bone Lick is a descriptive history of the Big Bone Lick site in Boone County, Kentucky, twenty miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. The area included a salt lick which attracted prehistoric animals, and later humans, for its necessary salt and minerals. Its swampy grounds trapped hundreds of animals, creating a fossil record that, millennia later, would reveal to scientists for the first time evidence of extinct species. These included mastodons, mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, ground sloths, and other Pleistocene and later species. Its proximity to the Ohio River led to early discovery by European explorers in the middle of the 18th century. By the late 19th century, the site had been plundered repeatedly, though new excavation methods would reveal thousands of new fossils into the late 20th century. Jillson's Big Bone Lick, originally published in 1936, was one of the first books to marshal together and synthesize the earliest scientific and historical records of Big Bone Lick. Its extensive bibliography remains today an essential resource for scholars of the subject.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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Etidorhpa is an early science fiction novel depicting a man's descent into the bowels of the Earth at the instigation of a mysterious secret society - it is presented here complete with the original illustrations. Llewyllyn Drury is visited by a mysterious old man whose defining physical feature is his large, protruding forehead. The man offers to tell his story, promising his life and knowledge is worth writing down. As the man displays certain enthralling and supernatural powers, Drury takes on the task - Etidorhpa is this story, interspersed with pauses wherein Drury questions his strange guest. John Uri Lloyd was a popular author of mystery and science fiction books. His profession however was pharmacology, with his specialism being herbal medicines and ethnobotanicals. The presence of giant mushrooms in one part of the story, plus the various fantastical elements described, have led some readers to speculate that the author's knowledge of mind-altering substances influenced Etidorhpa's plotting.

Etidorhpa is an early science fiction novel depicting a man's descent into the bowels of the Earth at the instigation of a mysterious secret society - it is presented here complete with the original illustrations. Llewyllyn Drury is visited by a mysterious old man whose defining physical feature is his large, protruding forehead. The man offers to tell his story, promising his life and knowledge is worth writing down. As the man displays certain enthralling and supernatural powers, Drury takes on the task - Etidorhpa is this story, interspersed with pauses wherein Drury questions his strange guest. John Uri Lloyd was a popular author of mystery and science fiction books. His profession however was pharmacology, with his specialism being herbal medicines and ethnobotanicals. The presence of giant mushrooms in one part of the story, plus the various fantastical elements described, have led some readers to speculate that the author's knowledge of mind-altering substances influenced Etidorhpa's plotting.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.