When the World Shook Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot
by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
"When the World Shook" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1919. Three adventurers—Arbuthnot, Bickley, and Bastin—are shipwrecked on a South Sea island where they discover two figures in crystal coffins who have been unconscious for 250,000 years. Upon awakening, the powerful Oro and his daughter Yva reveal their ancient civilization's secrets. As Oro observes the modern world and grows disgusted with humanity, he prepares to reshape civilization through catastrophic destruction.
Related Subjects
Bookshelves
Related books
Compete or Die!
Mark Reinsberg
Enchantress of Venus
Leigh Brackett
The Blue Behemoth
Leigh Brackett
The road to Sinharat
Leigh Brackett
Frank Reade and His Steam Horse
Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., Fighting the Terror of the Coast
Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert or, The sandy trail of death
Luis Senarens
Lost in the Atlantic Valley; Or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the "Dart"
Luis Senarens