
FIFTEEN - HUNDRED - MILES - AN HOUR - Edited by - CHARLES DIXON. - Illustrated by Captain ARTHUR LAYARD, late R.E. - LONDON - BLISS, SANDS AND FOSTER - CRAVEN STREET, STRAND, W.C. - 1895
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. - WE PREPARE FOR OUR JOURNEY.
CHAPTER II. - WE LEAVE EARTH IN THE "SIRIUS."
CHAPTER III. - OUR VOYAGE BEYOND THE CLOUDS.
CHAPTER IV. - AWFUL MOMENTS.
CHAPTER V. - THE GLORIES OF THE HEAVENS.
CHAPTER VI. - WE NEAR MARS.
CHAPTER VII. - OUR ARRIVAL AND SAFE DESCENT.
CHAPTER VIII. - A STRANGE WORLD.
A daring scientific expedition into the harsh heart of the Sahara turns into an encounter with the extraordinary when a sudden sandstorm reveals a blinding flash from the heavens. Amid the chaos, a massive, humming meteorite crashes near the explorers’ camp, its strange, cracked surface still steaming on the desert floor. The narrator, driven by curiosity and a sense of responsibility, convinces his Arab companions to keep the discovery secret while he prepares to investigate the alien stone.
Equipped with tools, gunpowder, and a resolve to unlock the mystery, he returns to the meteorite at first light. The narrative captures the tension of working against a hostile environment and the awe of confronting a relic that seems to defy ordinary physics. Listeners will be drawn into the early stages of a quest that blends scientific wonder, cultural encounters, and the promise of secrets waiting to be uncovered beneath the scorching sands.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (449K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe
Release date
2015-08-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1858–1926
A prolific English ornithologist, he wrote lively books that brought birdlife, migration, and field observation to a wide readership. His work helped popularize a more careful, outdoors-focused way of studying birds in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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