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Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Land That Time Forgot
"The Land That Time Forgot" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fantasy novel first published in 1918. When a German U-boat and its captors are sabotaged off course during World War I, they discover Caspak, a mysterious island where prehistoric creatures still roam and evolution unfolds in strange ways. Stranded with dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate not only dinosaurs and primitive humans but also their own conflicts as they struggle to survive in this lost world.
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
The Lost Continent
"The Lost Continent" by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne is a fantasy novel published in 1899. This classic retelling of Atlantis combines Plato's legendary account with Greek mythology about humanity's survival of a great flood. Told through a framing device, the story follows Deucalion, a warrior-priest of ancient Atlantis, as he fights to save his civilization from destruction at the hands of the avaricious Empress Phorenice. His heroic battle unfolds against the backdrop of a doomed continent sinking beneath the waves.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The People That Time Forgot
"The People That Time Forgot" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fantasy novel first published in 1918. This sequel follows Tom Billings as he mounts a daring rescue expedition to the lost Antarctic island of Caprona, where prehistoric creatures from multiple eras still roam. When his plane crashes in the island's interior, Billings must navigate through lands inhabited by primitive tribes and ancient beasts. Aided by Ajor, a native woman, he discovers the island's extraordinary secret: a unique evolutionary process where individuals transform through successive stages of human development.
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