Project Gutenberg 1994-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 260 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Poison Belt "The Poison Belt" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of familiar characters from Doyle's earlier works, including Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and journalist Mr. E. D. Malone, as they confront a looming global catastrophe caused by a mysterious cosmic event. As the narrative unfolds, the team grapples with scientific theories and existential fears, leading them to a powerful exploration of human nature in the face of potential oblivion. At the start of the novel, the narrative is introduced by Malone, who recounts the events leading to this peculiar situation. The group gathers at Challenger's home to commemorate their previous adventures, only to discover that an alarming letter from Challenger has set the stage for an imminent disaster. Challenger theorizes that Earth is entering a "poison belt" of ether that could lead to catastrophic effects on humanity. As the story progresses, the characters experience strange symptoms linked to the ether, and they scramble to find a solution, ultimately locating oxygen tanks to counteract the poison. The opening chapters set a tense and dramatic tone as they foreshadow an extraordinary crisis that threatens the very survival of mankind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Challenger, Professor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 203598 201813 2024-09-01T04:25:46.080247 2023-10-01T04:19:55.716763 text/html text/html 197368 2021-01-01T06:44:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75538 2021-01-01T06:44:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123958 2024-09-01T04:25:50.461213 application/epub+zip 125925 2024-09-01T04:25:47.331220 application/epub+zip 125923 2024-09-01T04:25:46.546226 application/epub+zip 242875 2024-09-01T04:25:53.020214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232572 2024-09-01T04:25:49.962237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232644 2022-09-01T04:24:41.740975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187764 187792 2024-09-01T04:25:45.645224 2023-10-01T04:19:55.325752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187687 2021-01-01T06:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73688 2021-01-01T06:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18727 2024-09-01T04:25:53.155206 application/rdf+xml 12667 2024-09-01T04:25:46.907226 image/jpeg 3441 2024-09-01T04:25:46.729227 image/jpeg 122166 2024-09-01T04:25:46.099233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia