Part Two. Olaf Jansen's Story : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 44 p. 45 PART TWO OLAF JANSEN'S STORY My name is Olaf Jansen. I am a Norwegian, although I was born in the little seafaring Russian town of Uleaborg, on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, the northern arm of the Baltic Sea. My parents...
Part Seven. Author's Afterword : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 184 PART SEVEN AUTHOR'S AFTERWORD I found much difficulty in deciphering and editing the manuscripts of Olaf Jansen. However, I have taken the liberty of reconstructing only a very few expressions, and in doing this have in no way changed...
Part Four. In The Under World : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 127 PART FOUR IN THE UNDER WORLD We learned that the males do not marry before they are from seventy-five to one hundred years old, and that the age at which women enter wedlock is only a little less, and that both men and women frequently...
Title Page : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 1 THE SMOKY GOD Or A VOYAGE TO THE INNER WORLD p. 2 OTHER BOOKS BY WILLIS GEORGE EMERSON "BUELL HAMPTON." A Novel "THE BUILDERS." A Novel "FORBES & CO. CHICAGO p. 3 p. 4 "I was left alone with the dead." p. 5 THE SMOKY GOD Or A VOYAGE...
Advertisements : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], The following advertisements are transcribed from the original book. They are included for completness. By WILLIS GEORGE EMERSON BUELL HAMPTON A TALE OF LOVE, OF SURPRISES, OF A MYSTERY "Buell Hampton " is a good story in every particular...
Part Six. Conclusion : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 173 PART SIX CONCLUSION In concluding this history of my adventures, I wish to state that I firmly believe science is yet in its infancy concerning the cosmology of the earth. There is so much that is unaccounted for by the world's accepted...
Part Three. Beyond The North Wind : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 81 PART THREE BEYOND THE NORTH WIND I tried to forget my thirst by busying myself with bringing up some food and an empty vessel from the hold. Reaching over the side-rail, I filled the vessel with water for the purpose of laving my hands...
Part One. Author's Foreword : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 11 THE SMOKY GOD OR A VOYAGE TO THE INNER WORLD "He is the God who sits in the center, on the navel of the earth, and he is the interpreter of religion to all mankind"."--Plato. PART ONE AUTHOR'S FOREWORD I fear the seemingly incredible story...
Part Five. Among The Ice Packs : * "The Smoky God", by Willis George Emerson, [1908], p. 155 PART FIVE AMONG THE ICE PACKS For the next forty-five days our time was employed in dodging icebergs and hunting channels; indeed, had we not been favored with a strong south wind and a small boat, I doubt if this story could have ever...