A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
by James De Mille · first published 1888
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Four men aboard a boat find the titular strange manuscript in a cylindar floating in the sea. It turns out to be the story of Adam More, a sailor stranded in a savage hidden country in Antarctica. In this "nation" are everything from cannibals to kings and the bizarre citizens love death and poverty as other nations love life and prosperity. Can Adam escape...?
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I'm reminded of Canada's first weird tale (probably), 'A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder' by James De Mille. The narrative structure of Strange Manuscript is that of a story within a story. The frame story has four characters. Lord Featherstone, a British aristocrat, has fled the boredom…
on “Don't be terrified of Pale Fire” ↗A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, 1888 [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Manuscript_Found_in_...
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite books or essays written at least 100 years ago?” ↗