ISBN: 9781483706238

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… mais…

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, Bottom of the Hill Publishing Core >1<

2014, ISBN: 1483706230

[EAN: 9781483706238], Neubuch, [PU: Bottom Of The Hill Publishing], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -The Poison Belt was the second story about Professor Challenger following The Los… mais…

[EAN: 9781483706238], Neubuch, [PU: Bottom Of The Hill Publishing], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -The Poison Belt was the second story about Professor Challenger following The Lost World. 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 of London. The telegrams instruct each to 'bring oxygen'. Upon arrivan Challenger tells them of his prediction that the Earth is moving into a belt of poisonous ether which will cause the end of humanity. 142 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 1483706230

The Poison Belt ab 14.99 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Medien > Bücher, Bottom of the Hill Publishing

2014, ISBN: 1483706230

Kartoniert / Broschiert FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction, Protège-cahier neu, [PU:Bottom of the Hill Publishing]

2014, ISBN: 1483706230

Kartoniert / Broschiert Science-Fiction, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Bottom of the Hill Publishing]