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James De Mille

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Lost Antarctic world adventure
Prehistoric monsters and cult
Classic Canadian satirical fiction
Shipwreck survival tale
Volcanic underground journey
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The satiric and fantastic romance is set in an imaginary semitropical land in Antarctica inhabited by prehistoric monsters and a cult of deathworshipers called the Kosekin. The main story of the novel is the narrative of the adventures of Adam More, a British sailor shipwrecked on a homeward voyage from Tasmania. After passing through a subterranean tunnel of volcanic origin, he finds himself in a "lost world" of prehistoric animals, plants and people sustained by volcanic heat despite the long Antarctic night. James De Mille (23 August 1833 28 January 1880) was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian popular writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, son of the merchant and shipowner, Nathan De Mille. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville and spent one year at Acadia University. He then travelled with his brother Budd to Europe, spending half a year in England, France and Italy. On his return to North America, he attended Brown University, from which he obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1854. He married Anne Pryor, daughter of the president of Acadia University, John Pryor, and was there appointed professor of classics. He served there until 1865 when he accepted a new appointment at Dalhousie as professor of English and rhetoric. He continued to write and teach at Dalhousie until his early death at the age of 47.

SKU: M9781544164076
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Binding: Paperback;194 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 413.47 g; Dimensions: N/A

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