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The Coming Race

The Coming Race

by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873

BookID: 1951

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fictionUtopias -- FictionUtopian fictionCivilization, Subterranean -- Fiction

Description

"The Coming Race" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1871. When a traveler descends into a chasm and becomes trapped in a subterranean world, he discovers the Vril-yaβ€”an advanced race with telepathic powers and mastery over a mysterious energy called "Vril." In their utopian society, women are stronger than men and pursue romantic partners aggressively. When two Vril-ya women fall in love with him, the narrator faces a dangerous dilemma that threatens his survival in this strange underground civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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