The Smoky God, Willis George Emerson
The Smoky God, Willis George Emerson
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The Smoky God

Author: Willis George Emerson

Narrator: Henry Murphy

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Robert Larson

Published: 10/16/2024

Synopsis

The Smoky God, written by Willis George Emerson and published in 1908, is a fantastical tale presented as a true account of the adventures of Olaf Jansen, a Norwegian sailor.The narrative begins with Jansen recounting his extraordinary journey with his father to the North Pole, where they discover an entrance to the Earth's interior.Inside this hidden world, Jansen and his father encounter a civilization of giant beings, approximately twelve feet tall, who live in a series of underground colonies illuminated by a "smoky" sun. This inner realm is depicted as a lush and vibrant place, with its capital city claimed to be the original Garden of Eden.

About Willis George Emerson

Willis George Emerson (1856–1918) was involved in law, politics, literature, and business in North America. As a novelist, he is best known for mid-West tales such as The Smoky God (1908), The Treasure of Hidden Valley (1915), and The Man who Discovered Himself (1919).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ralph on January 07, 2013

Real? Fiction? Just a hoax? This tale of a journey to the world hidden at the center of the Earth, approachable through polar openings, is presented as a personal account, related in the form of a dying declaration. The narrative has an aura of veracity, and much of the geography is presented in a p......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 05, 2017

I can appreciate this book as a classic of early proto-science-fiction and fantasy, but overall the story was somewhat boring and poorly paced. The interesting segments inside the hollow earth were rendered too quickly and the arctic sea voyage and frame story elements took up far too much of the st......more

Goodreads review by Samira on February 14, 2017

I believe the author's experience of meeting with giants in inner earth is True! I almost fell out my chair when I read the following descriptions of the giants living in Inner Earth. "There was not a single man aboard who would not have measured fully twelve feet in height.They all wore full beards,......more

Goodreads review by GoldenGerbera on August 16, 2020

I found this book by accident. The best accident of this year so far! The only down side of this book that it is too short.......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on July 13, 2024

Very cool to see the origins of hollow earth theory but how are you telling me this brudda’s journey to and discovery of the world inside the world is only 58 pages. that shit crazy......more

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