The Wolf-Men: A Tale of Amazing Adventure in the Under-World

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The Wolf-Men: A Tale of Amazing Adventure in the Under-World

by David Franklin Powell

EN·~8 hours·37 chapters

Chapters

37 total
1

THE WOLF-MEN

2:09
2

THE WOLF-MEN.PROLOGUE.

7:27
3

CHAPTER I.

13:22
4

CHAPTER II.

15:40
5

CHAPTER III.

20:17
6

CHAPTER IV.

11:41
7

CHAPTER V.

13:26
8

CHAPTER VI.

19:26
9

CHAPTER VII.

12:31
10

CHAPTER VIII.

13:20

Description

An intrepid professor and his adventurous baronet companion are drawn together by a bold scheme to breach the impenetrable Arctic ice. Armed with a massive, experimental submarine built by a brilliant engineer and powered by a daring liquid‑air engine, they hope to slip beneath the frozen barrier and discover the hidden sea beyond. Their preparations are meticulous, but the very notion of such a voyage has earned them ridicule from the scientific establishment.

Once beneath the ice, the crew finds themselves in a realm far stranger than any polar desert—a cavernous under‑world populated by towering, half‑beast creatures known as the Wolf‑Men. The darkness is broken only by flickering bioluminescence and the occasional roar of unseen beasts, turning every moment into a test of courage and ingenuity. As alliances shift and survival becomes a race against the unknown, the explorers must rely on wit, daring, and the fragile trust among their small band.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (492K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Cassell And Company Limited, 1906.

Credits

An anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer

Release date

2022-04-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

David Franklin Powell

David Franklin Powell

1847–1906

Best known as "White Beaver," this restless 19th-century adventurer moved through the worlds of medicine, show business, politics, and popular fiction. His life was colorful enough to feel like a dime novel even before he started writing them.

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