CONTENTS.

PAGE.
Prologue—History of Llewellyn Drury,[ 1]
CHAPTER.

I. Home of Llewellyn Drury—"Never Less Alone than When Alone,"[ 3]
II. A Friendly Conference with Prof. Chickering,[ 16]
III. A Second Interview with the Mysterious Visitor,[ 23]
IV. A Search for Knowledge—The Alchemistic Letter,[ 35]
V. The Writing of "My Confession,"[ 44]
VI. Kidnapped,[ 46]
VII. A Wild Night—I am Prematurely Aged,[ 55]
VIII. A Lesson in Mind Study,[ 63]
IX. I Can Not Establish My Identity,[ 67]
X. My Journey Towards the End of Earth Begins—The Adepts Brotherhood,[ 74]
XI. My Journey Continues—Instinct,[ 80]
XII. A Cavern Discovered—Biswell's Hill,[ 84]
XIII. The Punch Bowls and Caverns of Kentucky—"Into the Unknown Country,"[ 89]
XIV. Farewell to God's Sunshine—"The Echo of the Cry,"[ 99]
XV. A Zone of Light, Deep Within the Earth,[ 105]
XVI. Vitalized Darkness—The Narrows in Science,[ 109]
XVII. The Fungus Forest—Enchantment,[ 119]
XVIII. The Food of Man,[ 123]
XIX. The Cry from a Distance—I Rebel Against Continuing the Journey,[ 128]
FIRST INTERLUDE.—THE NARRATIVE INTERRUPTED.
XX. My Unbidden Guest Proves His Statements, and Refutes My Philosophy,[ 134]
MY UNBIDDEN GUEST CONTINUES HIS MANUSCRIPT.
XXI. My Weight Disappearing,[ 142]
SECOND INTERLUDE.
XXII. The Story Again Interrupted—My Guest Departs,[ 149]
XXIII. Scientific Men Questioned—Aristotle's Ether,[ 151]
XXIV. The Soliloquy of Prof. Daniel Vaughn—"Gravitation is the Beginning and Gravitation is the End: All Earthly Bodies Kneel to Gravitation,"[ 156]
THE UNBIDDEN GUEST RETURNS TO READ HIS MANUSCRIPT,
CONTINUING THE NARRATIVE.
XXV. The Mother of a Volcano—"You Can Not Disprove, and You Dare Not Admit,"[ 162]
XXVI. Motion from Inherent Energy—"Lead Me Deeper Into this Expanding Study,"[ 169]
XXVII. Sleep, Dreams, Nightmare—"Strangle the Life from My Body,"[ 175]
THIRD INTERLUDE.—THE NARRATIVE AGAIN INTERRUPTED.
XXVIII. A Challenge—My Unbidden Guest Accepts It,[ 179]
XXIX. Beware of Biology—The Science of the Life of Man—The Old Man relates a Story as an Object Lesson,[ 186]
XXX. Looking Backward—The Living Brain,[ 193]
THE MANUSCRIPT CONTINUED.
XXXI. A Lesson on Volcanoes—Primary Colors are Capable of Farther Subdivision,[ 204]
XXXII. Matter is Retarded Motion—"A Wail of Sadness Inexpressible,"[ 218]
XXXIII. "A Study of True Science is a Study of God"—Communing with Angels,[ 224]
XXXIV. I Cease to Breathe, and Yet Live,[ 226]
XXXV. "A Certain Point Within a Circle"—Men are as Parasites on the Roof of Earth,[ 230]
XXXVI. The Drinks of Man,[ 235]
XXXVII. The Drunkard's Voice,[ 238]
XXXVIII. The Drunkard's Den,[ 240]
XXXIX. Among the Drunkards,[ 247]
XL. Further Temptation—Etidorhpa Appears,[ 252]
XLI. Misery,[ 262]
XLII. Eternity Without Time,[ 272]
FOURTH INTERLUDE.
XLIII. The Last Contest,[ 277]
THE NARRATIVE CONTINUED.
XLIV. The Fathomless Abyss—The Edge of the Earth's Shell,[ 306]
XLV. My Heart-throb is Stilled, and Yet I Live,[ 310]
XLVI. The Inner Circle, or the End of Gravitation—In the Bottomless Gulf,[ 317]
XLVII. Hearing Without Ears—"What Will Be the End?"[ 322]
XLVIII. Why and How—The Straggling Ray of Light from those Farthermost Outreaches,[ 327]
XLIX. Oscillating Through Space—The Earth Shell Above Us,[ 333]
L. My Weight Annihilated—"Tell me," I cried in alarm, "is this a Living Tomb?"[ 340]
LI. Is That a Mortal?—"The End of Earth,"[ 345]
FIFTH INTERLUDE.
LII. The Last Farewell,[ 352]
Epilogue—Letter Accompanying the Mysterious Manuscript,[ 360]