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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.
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.

1847–1906
A frontier doctor, adventurer, and storyteller, he turned years in the American West into lively tales of danger, travel, and Native life. His writing mixes firsthand experience with the fast-moving spirit of late-19th-century popular fiction.
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