Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour

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Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour

by Charles Dixon

EN·~7 hours·23 chapters

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23 total

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

0:28

INTRODUCTION

13:17

CHAPTER I. - WE PREPARE FOR OUR JOURNEY.

11:43

CHAPTER II. - WE LEAVE EARTH IN THE "SIRIUS."

16:20

CHAPTER III. - OUR VOYAGE BEYOND THE CLOUDS.

19:05

CHAPTER IV. - AWFUL MOMENTS.

12:42

CHAPTER V. - THE GLORIES OF THE HEAVENS.

8:32

CHAPTER VI. - WE NEAR MARS.

5:33

CHAPTER VII. - OUR ARRIVAL AND SAFE DESCENT.

13:45

CHAPTER VIII. - A STRANGE WORLD.

21:52

Description

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.

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en

Duration

~7 hours (449K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe

Release date

Aug 16, 2015

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Dixon

Charles Dixon

1858–1926

A prolific English ornithologist, he turned close observation of birds into lively, readable books for a wide audience. His work ranged from British bird life and migration to studies of rare and disappearing species.

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