TY - BOOK AU - Hansen,L.Taylor AU - Wessolowski,Hans Waldemar TI - The Undersea Tube T2 - First published in Amazing Stories November 1929 and was produced from Amazing Stories May 1961 AV - PS PY - 2008/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Science fiction KW - Short stories N1 - Release date is 2008-12-25; Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Undersea Tube" by L. Taylor Hansen is a science fiction narrative originally published in the magazine "Amazing Stories" in the late 1920s. The book revolves around the ambitious engineering project of an undersea railroad designed to connect major cities across the Atlantic Ocean. The story unfolds as the protagonist recounts the catastrophic disaster involving the Tube, probing into the engineering marvels, safety concerns, and the eerie discoveries made during the construction. The plot follows the sole survivor of a disastrous journey through the Undersea Tube who grapples with the events leading up to the catastrophe. In the narrative, the protagonist's friend, an engineer, expresses grave concerns about the safety of the Tube due to a crack caused by an earthquake fault. As he travels through the Tube, a series of catastrophic events leads to the train's destruction, launching him into a surreal underground world filled with a mystical city and an ancient past. Amidst the chaos, the protagonist encounters a child fleeing from lava and a mysterious elderly man, further intertwining the lines between reality and a dream-like adventure. The tale poses questions about ambition, the consequences of human innovation, and the enduring mysteries of lost civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27609 ER -