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When the World Shook Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot

When the World Shook Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot

by Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925

BookID: 1368

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fictionAdventure stories

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"When the World Shook" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1919. Three adventurers—Arbuthnot, Bickley, and Bastin—are shipwrecked on a South Sea island where they discover two figures in crystal coffins who have been unconscious for 250,000 years. Upon awakening, the powerful Oro and his daughter Yva reveal their ancient civilization's secrets. As Oro observes the modern world and grows disgusted with humanity, he prepares to reshape civilization through catastrophic destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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