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The world belowS. Fowler Wright

The world below

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Original author: S. Fowler Wright

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"The World Below" by S. Fowler Wright is a science fiction novel first published in 1929. A man journeys 500,000 years into the future using a time machine, discovering a transformed Earth inhabited by strange new beings. He encounters the Amphibians, intelligent furry creatures who guide his exploration, before falling into the hands of the Dwellers—mysterious giants who control the continent's fate. This atmospheric tale blends philosophical inquiry with adventure in a distant, alien world.

The world below, by S. Fowler Wright. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #76352.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter230 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Of Place and Time1,716 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Empty Dawn1,018 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Death?1,369 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Opal Way951 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Invisible Bridge964 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Frog-Mouths1,395 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Capture1,830 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Birds1,921 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Tunnel of Fear2,222 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Amphibians1,657 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Problem1,925 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The March1,513 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Killers2,669 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Halt3,396 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Plan of Attack2,374 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Sentry1,351 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Ethics of Violence1,847 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Arsenal of the Killers2,959 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Duel in the Night2,099 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The Bow1,922 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: The Bat-Wings2,400 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Night in the Arsenal2,624 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Escape3,551 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Fight in the Arsenal4,172 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXV: The Forbidden Thing1,648 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Trial1,596 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Verdict4,281 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Fate of the Killers2,789 words
  7. 30.Chapter I: Counsel3,085 words
  8. 31.Chapter II: The Unknown Way2,395 words
  9. 32.Chapter III: The Peril of the Lake3,391 words
  10. 33.Chapter IV: The Silence in the Wood4,046 words
  11. 34.Chapter V: The Temple4,850 words
  12. 35.Chapter VI: The Downward Path2,556 words
  13. 36.Chapter VII: The Living Book1,662 words
  14. 37.Chapter VIII: The Treaty4,738 words
  15. 38.Chapter IX: The Flame of Life2,926 words
  16. 39.Chapter X: Visions1,997 words
  17. 40.Chapter XI: WAR3,362 words
  18. 41.Chapter XII: The Fate of Templeton1,982 words
  19. 42.Chapter XIII: Separation1,731 words
  20. 43.Chapter XIV: Love and War1,255 words
  21. 44.Chapter XV: Release883 words
  22. 45.Chapter XVI: Return1,171 words