01605cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000032001122450052001442640051001963000047002473360026002943370026003203380036003465000114003825000031004965080069005275200600005965340045011966530020012418560042012616709UtSlPG20260610133156.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDe Mille, James,d1833-188012aA Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Manuscript_Found_in_a_Copper_Cylinder  aRelease date is 2004-10-01  aEtext produced by Andrew Sly

HTML file produced by David Widger  a"A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder" by James De Mille is a novel published in 1888. A British sailor discovers a prehistoric Antarctic world sustained by volcanic heat, inhabited by ancient creatures and the Kosekin—a death-worshiping society that inverts Victorian values. Poverty is treasured over wealth, darkness preferred to light, and death celebrated over life. This satirical fantasy, written years before publication, pioneered the "Lost World" genre while offering a topsy-turvy critique of nineteenth-century civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6709