"Soliloquy of Prof. Daniel Vaughn--'Gravitation is the
beginning, and gravitation is the end; all earthly bodies
kneel to gravitation.'" 157, 158.
"We came to a metal boat." 165, 166.
"Facing the open window he turned the pupils of his eyes
upward." 197, 198.
"We finally reached a precipitous bluff." 205, 206.
"The wall descended perpendicularly to seemingly infinite
depths." 209, 210.
Etidorhpa. 255, 256.
"We passed through caverns filled with creeping reptiles." 297, 298.
"Flowers and structures beautiful, insects gorgeous." 303, 304.
"With fear and trembling I crept on my knees to his side." 307, 308.
Diagram descriptive of journey from the Kentucky cavern to
the "End of Earth," showing section of earth's crust. 332, 333.
"Suspended in vacancy, he seemed to float." 347, 348.
"I stood alone in my room holding the mysterious
manuscript." 357, 358.
Fac-simile of letter from I--Am--The--Man. 363.
Manuscript dedication of Author's Edition. 364, 365.
HALF-PAGE AND TEXT CUTS.
"The Stern Face." Fac-simile, reduced from copper plate title
page of the botanical work (1708), 917 pages, of Simonis
Paulli, D., a Danish physician. Original plate 7 x 5-1/2
inches. iv.
"The Pleasant Face." Fac-simile of the original copper plate
frontispiece to the finely illustrated botanical work of
Joannes Burmannus, M.D., descriptive of the plants collected
by Carolus Plumierus. Antique. Original plate 9 x 13 inches. v.
"Skeleton forms oppose my own." Photograph of John Uri Lloyd
in the gloomy alcove of the antiquated library. vi.
"Let me have your answer now." 12.
"I espied upon the table a long white hair." 14.
"Drew the knife twice across the front of the door-knob." 32.
"I was taken from the vehicle, and transferred to a
block-house." 52.
"The dead man was thrown overboard." 54.
"A mirror was thrust beneath my gaze." 58.
"I am the man you seek." 70.
"We approach daylight, I can see your face." 106.
"Seated himself on a natural bench of stone." 108.
"An endless variety of stony figures." 129.
Cuts showing water and brine surfaces. 136.
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