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Atlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldIgnatius Donnelly

Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World

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Original author: Ignatius Donnelly

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"Atlantis: The Antediluvian World" by Ignatius Donnelly is a pseudoarchaeological book published in 1882. Donnelly argues that Plato's Atlantis was real and that all ancient civilizations descended from this lost continent. He presents thirteen hypotheses claiming Atlantis was humanity's cradle of civilization, linking ancient myths, languages, and technologies across continents. The work blends catastrophic legends with theories about racial origins, reflecting late nineteenth-century American anxieties about industrialization and decline while profoundly shaping modern Atlantis mythology.

Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World, by Ignatius Donnelly. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4032.

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37 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Purpose of the Book835 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Plato's History of Atlantis6,980 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Probabilities of Plato's Story2,981 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Was Such a Catastrophe Possible?4,724 words
  5. 5.Chapter VI: The Testimony of the Flora and Fauna3,166 words
  6. 6.Chapter I870 words
  7. 7.Chapter II: The Deluge of the Bible2,573 words
  8. 8.Chapter III: The Deluge of the Chaldeans3,624 words
  9. 9.Chapter IV: The Deluge Legends of Other Nations4,255 words
  10. 10.Chapter V: The Deluge Legends of America7,470 words
  11. 11.Chapter VI3,222 words
  12. 12.Chapter I: Civilization an Inheritance2,287 words
  13. 13.Chapter II: The Identity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New8,593 words
  14. 14.Chapter III1,427 words
  15. 15.Chapter IV: Corroborating Circumstances3,473 words
  16. 16.Chapter V: The Question of Complexion3,055 words
  17. 17.Chapter VI: Genesis Contains a History of Atlantis4,757 words
  18. 18.Chapter VII: The Origin of Our Alphabet7,302 words
  19. 19.Chapter VIII: The Bronze Age in Europe5,867 words
  1. 20.Chapter IX: Artificial Deformation of the Skull1,341 words
  2. 21.Chapter I: Traditions of Atlantis2,002 words
  3. 22.Chapter II7,639 words
  4. 23.Chapter III1,481 words
  5. 24.Chapter IV: The God Odin, Woden, or Wotan1,245 words
  6. 25.Chapter V7,668 words
  7. 26.Chapter VI1,574 words
  8. 27.Chapter I2,062 words
  9. 28.Chapter II: The Egyptian Colony3,924 words
  10. 29.Chapter III: The Colonies of the Mississippi Valley3,918 words
  11. 30.Chapter IV: The Iberian Colonies of Atlantis885 words
  12. 31.Chapter V: The Peruvian Colony3,918 words
  13. 32.Chapter VI: The African Colonies1,155 words
  14. 33.Chapter VII: The Irish Colonies From Atlantis4,341 words
  15. 34.Chapter VIII: The Oldest Son of Noah5,175 words
  16. 35.Chapter IX4,998 words
  17. 36.Chapter X: The Aryan Colonies From Atlantis5,077 words
  18. 37.Chapter XI: Atlantis Reconstructed2,823 words