ETIDORHPA!

from HollowOrbs Website

Joseph H. Cater, in his book The Ultimate Reality, has the following comments to make regarding the book Etidorhpa:

“ It is important at this stage to mention a book concerning the hollow Earth, the finest that has yet been written. It not only contains more important factual information than any other book, but also goes far beyond them in other respects. This great book probably contains more profound metaphysical and scientific truths than any other book written up to the present. The book is entitled Etidorhpa and was first published in 1895. Some books are written in the form of a novel in order to present certain ideas or truths without inviting undue -attack from various quarters. Etidorhpa is considered by most to be a science fiction book. Any intelligent and discerning reader realizes that it isn't.

The book concerns a story within a story. In Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 1860's, a young student of science had an unusual visitation from a mysterious stranger of striking appearance. This strange man, whose name was never revealed, extracted a promise from this student to publish a manuscript which the stranger was to read to him. The time of the publication was to be 30 years later. The manuscript was then read aloud over a period of time requiring many sessions. After the last reading the manuscript was presented to him along with sealed instructions to be opened at the prescribed time.

According to the subject matter of the manuscript, the stranger was taken into the hollow of the earth through a cave in Kentucky during the early part of the nineteenth century. His guide was a cavern dweller who was a member of a secret organization whose objective was the preservation of vital knowledge for the future enlightenment of mankind. The objective of this trip was the inner shell of the earth, where the nameless one was to receive advanced schooling in the mysteries of the universe.

The book Etidorhpa described this amazing trip through the caverns of the inner earth in detail. It also presented some of the philosophy and scientific truths the guide imparted to this man."

ETIDORHPA

THE STRANGE HISTORY OF A MYSTERIOUS BEING
AND
THE ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE JOURNEY
AS COMMUNICATED IN MANUSCRIPT TO

LLEWELLYN DRURY
WHO PROMISED TO PRINT THE SAME, BUT FINALLY EVADED THE RESPONSIBILITY

WHICH WAS ASSUMED BY
JOHN URI LLOYD

WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS BY
J. AUGUSTUS KNAPP

NINTH EDITION
CINCINNATI
THE ROBERT CLARKE COMPANY
I898

CONTENTS

• I. Home of Llewellyn Drury- " Never Less Alone than When Alone"

• II. A Friendly Conference with Prof. Chickering

• III. A Second Interview with the Mysterious Visitor

• IV. A Search for Knowledge-The Alchemistic Letter

• V. The Writing of " My Confession"

• VI. Kidnapped

• VII. A Wild Night-I am Prematurely Aged

• VIII. A Lesson in Mind Study

• IX. I Can Not Establish My Identity

• X. My Journey Towards the End of Earth Begins-The Adepts' Brotherhood

• XI. My Journey Continues-Instinct

• XII. A Cavern Discovered-Biswell's Hill

• XIII. The Punch Bowls and Caverns of Kentucky-" Into the Unknown Country"

• XIV. Farewell to God's Sunshine-" The Echo of the Cry"

• XV. A Zone of Light, Deep Within the Earth

• XVI. Vitalized Darkness-The Narrows in Science

• XVII. The Fungus Forest-Enchantment

• XVIII. The Food of Man

• XIX. The Cry from a Distance-I Rebel Against Continuing the Journey
  
  FIRST INTERLUDE.- THE NARRATIVE INTERRUPTED

• XX. My Unbidden Guest Proves His Statements, and Refutes My Philosophy
  
  MY UNBIDDEN GUEST CONTINUES HIS MANUSCRIPT

• XXI. My Weight Disappearing
  

  SECOND INTERLUDE

• XXII. The Story Again Interrupted-My Guest Departs

• XXIII. Scientific Men Questioned-Aristotle's Ether

• XXIV. The Soliloquy of Prof. Daniel Vaughn-" Gravitation is the Beginning and Gravitation is the End: All Earthly Bodies Kneel to Gravitation"

   

  THE UNBIDDEN GUEST RETURNS TO READ HIS MANUSCRIPT

• XXV. The Mother of a Volcano-" You Can Not Disprove, and You Dare Not Admit"

• XXVI. Motion from Inherent Energy- " Lead Me Deeper Into this expanding Study"

• XXVII. Sleep, Dreams, Nightmare-" Strangle the Life from My Body"
  

  THIRD INTERLUDE.-THE NARRATIVE AGAIN INTERRUPTED

• XXVIII. A Challenge-My Unbidden Guest Accepts It

• XXIX. Beware of Biology-The Science of the Life of Man-The Old Man relates a Story as an Object Lesson

• XXX. Looking Backward-The Living Brain
  

  THE MANUSCRIPT CONTINUED

• XXXI. A Lesson on Volcanoes-Primary Colors are Capable of Farther Subdivision

• XXXII. Matter is Retarded Motion- "A Wail of Sadness inexpressible

• XXXIII. "A Study of True Science is a Study of God"-Communing with Angels

• XXXIV. I Cease to Breathe, and Yet Live

• XXXV. "A Certain Point Within a Circle "- Men are as Parasites on the Roof of Earth

• XXXVI. The Drinks of Man

• XXXVII. The Drunkard's Voice

• XXXVIII. The Drunkard's Den

• XXXIX. Among the Drunkards

• XL. Further Temptation-Etidorbpa Appears

• XLI. Misery

• XLII. Eternity Without Time
  
  FOURTH INTERLUDE

• XLIII. The Last Contest
  
  THE NARRATIVE CONTINUED

• XLIV. The Fathomless Abyss-The Edge of the Earth's Shell

• XLV. My Heart-throb is Stilled, and Yet I Live

• XLVI. The Inner Circle, or the End of Gravitation-In the Bottom- less Gulf

• XLVII. Hearing Without Ears-"What Will Be the End?"

• XLVIII. Why and How-The Straggling Ray of Light from those Farthermost Outreaches

• XLIX. Oscillating Through Space-The Earth Shell Above Us

• L. My Weight Annihilated-"Tell me," I cried in alarm, " is this a Living Tomb?"

• LI. Is That a Mortal?-" The Find of Earth"
  
  FIFTH INTERLUDE

• LII. The Last Farewell

   

  EPILOGUE

• Letter Accompanying the Mysterious Manuscript

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Additional Information

• Etidorhpa Cave Search

• Was William Morgan ‘The Man’?