Chapter Xl. Further Temptation.etidorhpa : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 252 CHAPTER XL. FURTHER TEMPTATION.--ETIDORHPA. Then, as my voice reverberated from the outer recesses, I caught a sound as of music in the distance. I raised my head and listened--yes, surely there was music. The melody became clearly distinct...
Chapter Xi. My Journey Continues.instinct : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 80 CHAPTER XI. MY JOURNEY CONTINUES.--INSTINCT. It is unnecessary for me to give the details of the first part of my long journey. My companion was guided by a perceptive faculty that, like the compass, enabled him to keep in the proper course. He did...
Chapter Xxiv. The Soliloquy Of Prof. Daniel : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 156 CHAPTER XXIV. THE SOLILOQUY OF PROP. DANIEL VAUGHN.--"GRAVITATION IS THE BEGINNING AND GRAVITATION IS THE END: ALL EARTHLY BODIES KNEEL TO GRAVITATION." "Please continue, I am intensely interested; I wish that I could give you my reasons...
Chapter Xlii. Eternity Without Time : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 272 CHAPTER XLII. ETERNITY WITHOUT TIME. "Man's conception of eternity is that of infinite duration, continuance without beginning or end, and yet everything he knows is bounded by two or more opposites. From a beginning, as he sees a form of matter...
Chapter Xxxiii. A Study Of Science Is A Study : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 224 CHAPTER XXXIII. "A STUDY OF SCIENCE IS A STUDY OF GOD."--COMMUNING WITH ANGELS. "This is incredible," I exclaimed. "You need not be astonished," he answered. "Is there any argument that can be offered to controvert the assertion that man is ignorant...
The Life Of Prof. Daniel Vaughn : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 366 p. 367 THE LIFE OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN BY PROF. RICHARD NELSON TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF HIS DEATH BY FATHER EUGENE BRADY, S. J. p. 368 p. 369 PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN. p. 370 p. 371 STORY OF THE LIFE OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN. * BY PROF. RICHARD...
Chapter X. My Journey Towards The End : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 74 CHAPTER X. MY JOURNEY TOWARDS THE END OF EARTH BEGINS.--THE ADEPTS BROTHERHOOD. My companion did not attempt to watch over my motions or in any way to interfere with my freedom. "I will for a time necessarily be absent," he said, "arranging for our...
Chapter L. My Weight Annihilated.tell Me : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 340 CHAPTER L. MY WEIGHT ANNIHILATED.--"TELL ME," I CRIED IN ALARM, "IS THIS TO BE A LIVING TOMB?" "If you will reflect upon the condition we are now in, you will perceive that it must be one of unusual scientific interest. If you imagine a body at rest...
Title Page : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. i ETIDORHPA OR THE END OF EARTH. THE STRANGE HISTORY OF A MYSTERIOUS BEING AND THE ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE JOURNEY AS COMMUNICATED IN MANUSCRIPT TO LLEWELLYN DRURY WHO PROMISED TO PRINT THE SAME, BUT FINALLY EVADED THE RESPONSIBILITY WHICH WAS ASSUMED...
Prologue : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 1 PROLOGUE. My name was Johannes Llewellyn Llongollyn Drury. I was named Llewellyn at my mother's desire, out of respect to her father, Dr. Evan Llewellyn, the scientist and speculative philosopher, well known to curious students as the auth...
Untitled : Take a Victorian scifi premise, say, a trip to the center of the earth, and by the way, it's hollow. Add a tale of a soul condemned by the Illuminati to a perilous underground quest to find the Goddess of Love (spoiler alert: spell Aphrodite backwards). Top it off with a wild magic mushroom trip...
Chapter Xlviii. Why And How.the Struggling : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 327 CHAPTER XLVIII. WHY AND HOW.--"THE STRUGGLING RAY OF LIGHT FROM THOSE FARTHERMOST OUTREACHES." "Confronting mankind there stands a sphinx--the vast Unknown. However well a man may be informed concerning a special subject, his farthermost outlook...
Chapter Viii. A Lesson In Mind Study : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 63 CHAPTER VIII. A LESSON IN MIND STUDY. The door of the cabin was open when I awoke, the sun shone brightly, and my friend, apparently happy and unconcerned, said: "Father, we must soon start on our journey; I have taken advantage of your refreshing...
Preface To This Edition : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. viii p. ix PREFACE TO THIS EDITION. The foot-note on page 160, with the connected matter, has awakened considerable interest in the life and fate of Professor Daniel Vaughn. The undersigned has received many letters imparting interesting informati...
Chapter I. Never Less Alone Than When Alone : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 3 ETIDORHPA. CHAPTER I. "NEVER LESS ALONE THAN WHEN ALONE." MORE than thirty years ago occurred the first of the series of remarkable events I am about to relate. The exact date I can not recall; but it was in November, and, to those familiar with...
Chapter Xxx. Looking Backward.the Living Brain : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 193 CHAPTER XXX. LOOKING BACKWARD.--THE LIVING BRAIN. The old man accompanied his word "come," as I have said, by rising from his chair, and then with a display of strength quite out of proportion to his age, he grasped my wrist and drew me toward...
Chapter Xxxi. A Lesson On Volcanoes.primary : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 204 THE MANUSCRIPT CONTINUED. CHAPTER XXXI. A LESSON ON VOLCANOES.--PRIMARY COLORS ARE CAPABLE OF FARTHER SUBDIVISION. "Get into the boat," said my eyeless pilot, "and we will proceed to the farther edge of the lake, over the barrier of which at gre...
Chapter Xxix. Beware Of Biology, The Science : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 186 CHAPTER XXIX. BEWARE OF BIOLOGY, THE SCIENCE OF THE LIFE OF MAN. * (The old man relates a story as an object lesson.) "But you have not lived up to the promise; you have evaded part of the bargain," I continued. "While you have certainly performed...
Chapter Lii. The Last Farewell : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 352 INTERLUDE. CHAPTER LII. THE LAST FAREWELL. My mysterious guest, he of the silver, flowing beard, read the last word of the foregoing manuscript, and then laid the sheet of paper on the table, and rested his head upon his hand, gazing thoughtfully...
Epilogue. Letter Accompanying The Mysterious : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 360 EPILOGUE. LETTER ACCOMPANYING THE MYSTERIOUS MANUSCRIPT. The allotted thirty years have passed, and as directed, I, Llewellyn Drury, now break the seals, and open the envelope accompanying the mysterious package which was left in my hand, and read...
Chapter Xvi. Vitalized Darkness.the Narrows : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 109 CHAPTER XVI. VITALIZED DARKNESS.--THE NARROWS IN SCIENCE. "In studying any branch of science men begin and end with an unknown. The chemist accepts as data such conditions of matter as he finds about him, and connects ponderable matter with...
Chapter Xv. A Zone Of Light Deep Within The Earth : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 105 CHAPTER XV. A ZONE OF LIGHT DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH. "Oh! for one glimpse of light, a ray of sunshine!" In reply to this my mental ejaculation, my guide said: "Can not you perceive that the darkness is becoming less intense?" "No," I answered, "I c...
Reviews Of Etidorhpa : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 382 ETIDORHPA AS A WORK OF ART. PROFESSOR S. W. WILLIAMS, WYOMING, OHIO. If a fine statue or a stately cathedral is a poem in marble, a masterpiece of the printer's art may be called a poem in typography. Such is Etidorhpa. In its paper, compositi...
Chapter Xxii. My Unbidden Guest Departs : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 149 INTERLUDE.--THE STORY AGAIN INTERRUPTED. CHAPTER XXII. MY UNBIDDEN GUEST DEPARTS. Once more I must presume to interrupt this narrative, and call back the reader's thoughts from those mysterious caverns through which we have been tracing the rapid...
Chapter Li. Is That A Mortalthe End Of Earth : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 345 CHAPTER LI. IS THAT A MORTAL?--"THE END OF EARTH." At length I perceived, in the distance, a crescent-shaped ring of silver luster. It grew broader, expanding beneath my gaze, and appeared to approach rapidly. "Hold; cease your desire for onward...
Chapter Xxv. The Mother Of A Volcano.you : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 162 THE UNBIDDEN GUEST RETURNS TO READ HIS MANUSCRIPT. CONTINUING HIS NARRATIVE. CHAPTER XXV. THE MOTHER OF A VOLCANO.--"YOU CAN NOT DISPROVE, AND YOU DARE NOT ADMIT." A year from the evening of the departure of the old man, found me in my room...
Chapter Iii. A Second Interview With : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 23 CHAPTER III. A SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR. It is not pleasant to have one's mental responsibility brought in question, and the result of my interview with Professor Chickering was, to put it mildly, unsatisfactory. Not that he had...
Chapter Xix. The Cry From A Distance.i Rebel : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 128 CHAPTER XIX. THE CRY FROM A DISTANCE.--I REBEL AGAINST CONTINUING THE JOURNEY. As we paced along, meditating, I became more sensibly impressed with the fact that our progress was down a rapid declination. The saline incrustations, fungi...
Chapter Xvii. The Fungus Forest.enchantment : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 117 "I WAS IN A FOREST OF COLOSSAL FUNGI." p. 118 p. 119 CHAPTER XVII. THE FUNGUS FOREST.--ENCHANTMENT. Along the chamber through which we now passed I saw by the mellow light great pillars, capped with umbrella-like covers, some of them reminding me...
Chapter Ix. I Can Not Establish My Identity : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 67 CHAPTER IX. I CAN NOT ESTABLISH MY IDENTITY. In surprise I perceived coming towards us a light spring wagon, in which rode one of my old acquaintances. Pleasure at the discovery led me to raise my hat, wave it around my head, and salute him even...
Chapter Xxxvi. Drunkenness.the Drinks Of Man : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 235 CHAPTER XXXVI. DRUNKENNESS.--THE DRINKS OF MAN. "Intemperance has been the vice of every people, and is prevalent in all climes, notwithstanding that intoxicants, properly employed, may serve humanity's highest aims. Beginning early in the history...
Chapter Xxxvii. The Drunkard's Voice : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 238 CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DRUNKARD'S VOICE. Then I noticed a medley of sounds seemingly rising out of the depths beyond us. The noise was not such as to lead one to infer that persons were speaking coherently, but rather resembled a jargon such as might...
Ascription : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. ii ASCRIPTION. To Prof. W. H. Venable, who reviewed the manuscript of this work, I am indebted for many valuable suggestions, and I call not speak too kindly of him as a critic. The illustrations, excepting those mechanical and historical, making...
Chapter Vi. Kidnapped : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 46 CHAPTER VI. KIDNAPPED. The events just narrated occurred in the prime of my life, and are partly matters of publicity. My attempted breach of faith in the way of disclosing their secrets was naturally infamous in the eyes of my society brethren, who...
Chapter Xliii. The Last Contest : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 277 INTERLUDE. CHAPTER XLIII. THE LAST CONTEST. I, Lewellyn Drury, had been so absorbed in the fantastic story the old man read so fluently from the execrably written manuscript, and in the metaphysical argument which followed his account of the visi...
Chapter Xli. Misery : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 262 CHAPTER XLI. MISERY. As all the bubbles in a glass shrink and vanish when the first collapses, so the troop of fairy-like forms before me disintegrated, and were gone. The delicate being, whose hand I held, fluttered as does a mist in the first gust...
Chapter Xxxix. Among The Drunkards : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 247 CHAPTER XXXIX. AMONG THE DRUNKARDS. I remember once to have stood on the edge of Niagara's great whirlpool, but not more fearful did its seething waters then seem than did the semi-human whirl into which I had now been plunged. Whether my guide had...
Chapter Xlix. Oscillating Through Space.earth's : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 332 p. 333 CHAPTER XLIX. OSCILLATING THROUGH SPACE.--EARTH'S SHELL ABOVE ME. * Continued my companion: "We have just now crossed the line of gravitation. We were drawn downward until at a certain point, to which I called your attention at the time, we...
Chapter Iv. A Search For Knowledge.the Alchemistic : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 34 THE MANUSCRIPT OF I--AM--THE--MAN. CHAPTER IV. A SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE.--THE ALCHEMISTIC LETTER. I am the man who, unfortunately for my future happiness, was dissatisfied with such knowledge as could be derived from ordinary books concerning...
Chapter Xliv. The Fathomless Abyss.the Edge : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 306 THE OLD MAN CONTINUES HIS MANUSCRIPT. CHAPTER XLIV. THE FATHOMLESS ABYSS.--THE EDGE OF THE EARTH SHELL. Promptly at eight o'clock the next evening the old man entered my room. He did not allude to the occurrences of the previous evening...
Chapter Xiv. Farewell To God's Sunshine : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 99 CHAPTER XIV. FAREWELL TO GOD'S SUNSHINE.--THE ECHO OF THE CRY. Thus speaking, my quiet leader, who had so long been as a shepherd to my wandering feet, on the upper earth, grasped my hands tightly, and placed them in those of my new companion, whose...
Chapter Xxxv. A Certain Point Within A Sphere : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 230 CHAPTER XXXV. "A CERTAIN POINT WITHIN A SPHERE."--MEN ARE AS PARASITES ON THE ROOF OF EARTH. I realized again, as I had so many times before, that it was useless for me to rebel. "The self-imposed mystery of a sacrificed life lies before me," I...
Chapter Xxvi. Motion From Inherent Energy : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 169 CHAPTER XXVI. MOTION FROM INHERENT ENERGY.--"LEAD ME DEEPER INTO THIS EXPANDING STUDY." "I partly comprehend that such would be the case," I said. "If a series of knife blades on pivot ends be set in a frame, and turned edgewise to a rapid current...
Chapter V. The Writing Of My Confession : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 44 CHAPTER V. THE WRITING OF MY CONFESSION. Having become a member of the Secret Society as directed by the writer of the letter I have just read, and having obtained the secrets hinted at in the mystic directions, my next desire was to find a secluded...
Chapter Xxvii. Sleep, Dreams, Nightmare.strangle : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 175 CHAPTER XXVII. SLEEP, DREAMS, NIGHTMARE.--"STRANGLE THE LIFE FROM MY BODY." I know not how long I sat wrapped in slumber. Even if my body had not been wearing away as formerly, my mind had become excessively wearied. I had existed in a state...
Chapter Xxxviii. The Drunkards Den : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 240 CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DRUNKARDS DEN. As we progressed the voices in our rear became more faint, and yet the whistling volleys of screeching voice bombs passed us as before. I shuddered in anticipation of the sight that was surely to meet our gaze...
Chapter Viii. A Wild Night.i Am Prematurely Aged : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 55 CHAPTER VII. A WILD NIGHT.--I AM PREMATURELY AGED. In the depths of night I was awakened by a noise made by the opening of a door, and one by one seven masked figures silently stalked into my prison. Each bore a lighted torch, and they passed me as I...
Chapter Xxi. My Weight Disappearing : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 142 MY UNBIDDEN GUEST CONTINUES READING HIS MANUSCRIPT. CHAPTER XXI. MY WEIGHT DISAPPEARING. We halted suddenly, for we came unexpectedly to the edge of a precipice, twenty feet at least in depth. "Let us jump down," said my guide. "That would be...
Chapter Xlvi. The Inner Circle, Or The End : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 317 CHAPTER XLVI. THE INNER CIRCLE, OR THE END OF GRAVITATION.--IN THE BOTTOMLESS GULF. I recall a whirling sensation, and an involuntary attempt at self-preservation, in which I threw my arms wildly about with a vain endeavor to clutch some form...
Chapter Xxviii. A Challenge.my Unbidden Guest : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 179 INTERLUDE.--THE STORY INTERRUPTED. CHAPTER XXVIII. A CHALLENGE.--MY UNBIDDEN GUEST ACCEPTS IT. The white-haired reader, in whom I had now become deeply interested, no longer an unwelcome stranger, suspended his reading, laid down his manuscript...
Chapter Xxxiv. I Cease To Breathe, And Yet Live : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 226 CHAPTER XXXIV. I CEASE TO BREATHE, AND YET LIVE. During this conversation we had been rapidly walking, or I should better say advancing, for we no longer walked as men do, but skipped down into the earth, down, ever downward. There were long periods...
A Valuable And Unique Library : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. x p. xi A VALUABLE AND UNIQUE LIBRARY. "From the Pharmaceutical Era, New York, October, 1894. "In Cincinnati is one of the most famous botanical and pharmacal libraries in the world, and by scientists it is regarded as ail invaluable store Of knowledge...
Chapter Xii. A Cavern Discovered.biswell's Hill : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 84 CHAPTER XII. A CAVERN DISCOVERED.--BISWELL'S HILL. We stopped that night at a tavern in Smithland. Leaving this place after dinner the next day, on foot, we struck through the country, into the bottom lands of the Cumberland River traveling leisurely...
Chapter Xxiii. I Question Scientific Men : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 151 CHAPTER XXIII. I QUESTION SCIENTIFIC MEN.--ARISTOTLE'S ETHER. Days and weeks passed. When the opportunity presented, I consulted Dr. W. B. Chapman, the druggist and student of science, regarding the nature of light and earth, who in turn referred me...
Chapter Xx. My Unbidden Guest Proves His : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 134 INTERLUDE--THE STORY INTERRUPTED. CHAPTER XX. MY UNBIDDEN GUEST PROVES HIS STATEMENT AND REFUTES MY PHILOSOPHY. Let the reader who has followed this strange story which I am directed to title "The End of Earth," and who, in imagination, h...
Chapter Xlvii. Hearing Without Ears.wh : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 322 CHAPTER XLVII. HEARING WITHOUT EARS.--"WHAT WILL BE THE END?" A flood of recollections came over me, a vivid remembrance of my earth-learned school philosophy. "I rebel again," I said, "I deny your statements. We can neither be moving, nor can we be...
Chapter Xiii. The Punch Bowls And Caverns : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 89 CHAPTER XIII. THE PUNCH-BOWLS AND CAVERNS OF KENTUCKY.--"INTO THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY." "This part of Kentucky borders a field of caverns that reaches from near the State of Tennessee to the Ohio River, and from the mouth of the Cumberland, eastward...
Chapter Xxxii. Matter Is Retarded Motion : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 218 CHAPTER XXXII. MATTER IS RETARDED MOTION. "It is possible--is it not?--for you to imagine a continuous volley of iron balls passing near you in one line, in a horizontal direction, with considerable velocity. Suppose that a pane of glass were to be...
Chapter Xlv. My Heart Throb Is Stilled : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 310 CHAPTER XLV. MY HEART THROB IS STILLED, AND YET I LIVE. "It now becomes my duty to inform you that this is one of the stages in our journey that can only be passed by the exercise of the greatest will force. Owing to our former surroundings up...
Illustrations : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. xv ILLUSTRATIONS. FULL-PAGE. Frontispiece--Likeness of The--Man--Who--Did--It. PAGE. iii. Preface Introduction--"Here lies the bones," etc. 7, 8. "And to my amazement, saw a white-haired man." 29, 30. "The same glittering, horrible, mysterious knife."...
To The Recipients Of The Author's Editi : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 381 ETIDORHPA. TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE AUTHOR'S EDITION OF ETIDORHPA: That so large an edition as 1,299 copies of an expensive book, previously unseen by any subscriber, should have been taken in advance by reason of a mere announcement, is...
Preface : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. iii PREFACE BOOKS are as tombstones made by the living for the living, but destined soon only to remind us of the dead. The preface, like an epitaph, seems vainly to "implore the passing tribute" of a moment's interest. No man is allured by either...
Chapter Ii. A Friendly Conference : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 16 CHAPTER II. A FRIENDLY CONFERENCE. It is rare, in our present civilization, to find a man who lives alone. This remark does not apply to hermits or persons of abnormal or perverted mental tendencies, but to the majority of mankind living and moving...
Chapter Xviii. The Food Of Man : * "Etidorhpa", by John Uri Lloyd, [1897], p. 123 CHAPTER XVIII. THE FOOD OF MAN. "This leads me to remark," answered the eyeless seer, "that you speak without due consideration of previous experience. You are, or should be, aware of other and as marked differences in food products of upper earth...
