Pellucidar
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · first published 1915
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From the book:SEVERAL YEARS had elapsed since I had found the op-portunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts. The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks. No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of "long vacation" released him to the delirious joys of the sum-mer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation. And then came a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth I'm shocked that anyone actually believes this in modern days, but it's a fun thing to fantasize about. There is a fictional series about hollow earth called Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs that I enjoyed immensely. A fun read, not unlike Tarzan.
on “Tasmanian tiger: The enduring belief in an extinct animal” ↗Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar novels. I read them in my early 20s, they were fun then but would have been magic when I was 12. Short setup: the Earth is hollow, there's a sun at the center.
on “Ash HN: Book you wish you read as a kid?” ↗