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rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2023 8:03 a.m. PST

I just finished this short novel by French science fiction pioneer Jules Lermina.The novel was serialized around 1910 before being published in book form in 1913. I enjoyed this ripping yarn that starts with the strange death of an English boxer whose body is discovered impaled on the fence guarding the Obelisk which results in the discovery of a lost world underneath the city. It is an entertaining piece of weird fiction that predates WW1. There is an eclectic variety of prehistoric animals that end up roaming the streets. These include Brontosaurus, iguanodon, a flying reptile, Mammoth, Mastodon, Megatherium. The sizes are exaggerated and note that most of the animals are herbivores.

rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2023 8:25 a.m. PST

I forgot to mention a triceratops makes an appearance.

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2023 9:49 a.m. PST

What is the published title?

rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2023 10:20 a.m. PST

Panic in Paris. Available
on Amazon link

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2023 10:58 a.m. PST

Okay. I thought that was just the title that you gave your post.

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian24 Aug 2023 5:52 p.m. PST

Project Gutenberg has several of his books, a few in English, but not this one. link

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