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A SON OF THE AGES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ITHE LINK
CHAPTER IITHE AXEMEN
CHAPTER IIITHE BOWMEN
CHAPTER IVTHE CLANSMEN
CHAPTER VTHE BOATMEN
CHAPTER VITHE SOWERS
CHAPTER VIITHE TAMERS
The story opens on a bleak, storm‑tossed cove where the air shimmers with primordial mist and a lone figure, scarred and intense, stands ready for a desperate fight. From this stark beginning the narrative sweeps across the first breaths of Earth, painting the rise of oceans, the first flickers of vegetation, and the thunder of ancient beasts that haunt the dawn of life. The prose is lyrical yet urgent, inviting listeners to feel the raw pulse of a world still learning to breathe.
As the unnamed hero—known as the Link—reincarnates through ages, each chapter becomes a vivid vignette: the hammer‑wielding Axemen, the silent Bowmen stalking misty forests, the sturdy Clansmen defending fledgling villages, and countless others who shape humanity’s early story. The episodic adventure blends mythic imagination with a keen sense of wonder, offering a sweeping panorama of survival, invention, and the relentless drive toward light. Listeners will travel alongside a timeless wanderer, witnessing how the smallest spark can echo through the ages.
Full title
A Son of the Ages: The Reincarnations and Adventures of Scar, the Link A Story of Man From the Beginning A Story of Man From the Beginning
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (547K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Doubleday, Page & Company,1914.
Credits
Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2022-03-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1846–1913
A Chicago newspaperman turned novelist, he brought a reporter’s eye for action and detail to adventure, historical fiction, and early speculative tales. He is especially remembered for vivid prehistoric stories such as The Story of Ab.
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