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A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

uncredited (1888)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

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...?

Tags

Lost World FictionVictorian AdventureSatirical FantasyProto-Science Fiction