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A strange discovery
Book by Dake, Charles Romyn
310 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1899
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December 16, 2016
This is another unofficial sequel to the 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allen Poe'. The tale of what happened to Pym is done in a fairly short way.
Its being told by a doctor who extracted the information from Dirk Peters. As such it lacks detail at times.
All of the characters are quite good and it has a number of interesting and funny digressions.
There are various discussions on money, doomsday devices, medicine, politics etc. Can be a little dry at times especially when geology is concerned but it was worth a look.
A actually liked this a little more than 'Pym' or 'An Antarctic Mystery' which was Jules Verne's sequel to 'Pym'.
Its being told by a doctor who extracted the information from Dirk Peters. As such it lacks detail at times.
All of the characters are quite good and it has a number of interesting and funny digressions.
There are various discussions on money, doomsday devices, medicine, politics etc. Can be a little dry at times especially when geology is concerned but it was worth a look.
A actually liked this a little more than 'Pym' or 'An Antarctic Mystery' which was Jules Verne's sequel to 'Pym'.
November 29, 2023
A strange yet charming book, I wish the author would've spent more time on Bainbridge's monologues or action scenes and a little less on explaining the geography of the island.
January 21, 2026
Nature permits us, in each sphere of being, to catch a glimpse of the succeeding one, if only we will not ourselves obstruct the view.
Certainly, as the contemporary re-viewers of the time of its publication stated, there was verbiage in this text; yes there was but let not the re-viewers taint your view from the happiness in which it was written after all if you think things written inside do not make sense, pray in a trivial effort turn to the title page and read it again. 'A Strange Discovery'. What is word strange but only a symbol for all the things which our senses cannot understand of the past, In this case, I believe, Mr. Charles Dake too found a pleasure in strangeness, even if it was born out of his prejudices.
Very Good!
Certainly, as the contemporary re-viewers of the time of its publication stated, there was verbiage in this text; yes there was but let not the re-viewers taint your view from the happiness in which it was written after all if you think things written inside do not make sense, pray in a trivial effort turn to the title page and read it again. 'A Strange Discovery'. What is word strange but only a symbol for all the things which our senses cannot understand of the past, In this case, I believe, Mr. Charles Dake too found a pleasure in strangeness, even if it was born out of his prejudices.
Very Good!
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