ISBN: 9781605970806

Challenger sends telegrams asking his three companions from The Lost World Edward Malone, Lord John Roxton, and Professor Summerlee to join him at his home outside London, and instructs e… Mehr…

Challenger sends telegrams asking his three companions from The Lost World Edward Malone, Lord John Roxton, and Professor Summerlee to join him at his home outside London, and instructs each of them to 'bring oxygen'. During their journey there, they see people's behaviour become excitable and erratic. On arrival they are ushered into a sealed room, along with Challenger and his wife. In the course of his researches into various phenomena, Challenger has predicted that the Earth is moving into a belt of poisonous ether which, based on its effect on the people of Sumatra earlier in the day, he expects to stifle humanity. Challenger seals them in the room with cylinders of oxygen, which he (correctly) believes will counter the effect of the ether.The five wait out the Earth's passage through the poison belt as they watch the world outside, human and animal, die and machines run amok. (According to Victorian values or to Doyle's understanding of them Challenger's servants are left outside the sealed room, and they continue to perform their duties until the ether overtakes them.) Finally, the last of the oxygen cylinders is emptied, and they open a window, ready to face death. To their surprise, they do not die, and conclude the Earth has now passed through the poison belt. They journey through the dead countryside in Challenger's car, finally arriving in London. They encounter only one survivor, an elderly, bed-ridden woman prescribed oxygen for her health. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>SF&Fantasy>Sci-Fi>Sci-Fi, Standard Publications, Incorporated Core >1<

2008, ISBN: 1605970808

[EAN: 9781605970806], Neubuch, [PU: Book Jungle], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -Although Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, he a… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781605970806], Neubuch, [PU: Book Jungle], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -Although Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, he also wrote many other books including a science fiction series. The Poison Belt is the sequel to The Lost World. Professor Challanger faces his greatest danger when the earth is about to pass through poisonous ether. Mankind is in jeopardy. As the poison enters the atmosphere, terror and madness sweep the globe. As communication is disrupted society begins to crumble. Challanger and his three friends are in a room waiting for the end of the earth. Arthur Conan Doyle has said that Challanger is his favorite character. This is truly a great adventure story. 88 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9781605970806

The Poison Belt ab 15.99 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Gebundene Ausgaben, Medien > Bücher nein Buch (kartoniert) Hardcover;Belletristik;Anthologie… Mehr…

The Poison Belt ab 15.99 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Gebundene Ausgaben, Medien > Bücher nein Buch (kartoniert) Hardcover;Belletristik;Anthologien, Book Jungle<

ISBN: 1605970808

The Poison Belt ab 12.49 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Romane & Erzählungen, Medien > Bücher, Book Jungle

2008, ISBN: 1605970808

Kartoniert / Broschiert, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Book Jungle]