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. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (1912): A scientific expedition has a series of adventures exploring an isolated plateau where prehistoric creatures still roam. ( Read more... )
. The Scarlet Plague by Jack London (1915): In the distant future year of 2013, a global pandemic wipes out civilisation, leaving isolated pockets of humanity eking out existence without the aid of modern technology. ( Read more... )
. Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1915): Three men stumble upon an isolated mountain valley where a society consisting entirely of women has been making its own way for thousands of years and developed into a utopia. ( Read more... )
. "Armageddon 2419 A.D." by Philip Francis Nowlan (1928): Businessman and war veteran Tony Rogers gets trapped in a cave-in and is preserved by mysterious gasses, awakening five hundred years later to find America in the grip of a decadent Asian empire. ( Read more... )
. "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft (1928): A trio of scientists from Miskatonic University investigate mysterious and horrifying goings-on in a remote farm. ( Read more... )
Overall, I'm glad to be done with this collection. Most of the selected stories are of historical interest, but there aren't many I would actually recommend anybody to read.
. The Scarlet Plague by Jack London (1915): In the distant future year of 2013, a global pandemic wipes out civilisation, leaving isolated pockets of humanity eking out existence without the aid of modern technology. ( Read more... )
. Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1915): Three men stumble upon an isolated mountain valley where a society consisting entirely of women has been making its own way for thousands of years and developed into a utopia. ( Read more... )
. "Armageddon 2419 A.D." by Philip Francis Nowlan (1928): Businessman and war veteran Tony Rogers gets trapped in a cave-in and is preserved by mysterious gasses, awakening five hundred years later to find America in the grip of a decadent Asian empire. ( Read more... )
. "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft (1928): A trio of scientists from Miskatonic University investigate mysterious and horrifying goings-on in a remote farm. ( Read more... )
Overall, I'm glad to be done with this collection. Most of the selected stories are of historical interest, but there aren't many I would actually recommend anybody to read.
