A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

by James De Mille

1888•Science fiction•255 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurefantasyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedsocial commentaryall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel: serious and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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About This Book

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...?

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureFantasySocial commentaryAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

HistoryFantasyCanadian fictionCanadian literatureSea storiesUtopiasCanadian Science fictionScience fiction

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Author
James De Mille
Published
1888
Pages
255
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