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PREFACE.

Book I.

A JOURNEY IN OTHER WORLDS.

Chapter I. Contents

JUPITER.

Chapter II. Contents

ANTECEDENTAL.

Chapter III. Contents

PRESIDENT BEARWARDEN'S SPEECH.

Chapter IV. Contents

PROF. CORTLANDT'S HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE WORLD

IN A. D. 2000.

Chapter V. Contents

DR. CORTLANDT'S HISTORY CONTINUED.

Chapter VI. Contents

FAR-REACHING PLANS.

Chapter VII. Contents

HARD AT WORK.

Chapter VIII. Contents

GOOD-BYE.

The Callisto was going straight up.

Book II.

Chapter I. Contents

THE LAST OF THE EARTH.

The signals from the Arctic Circle.

Chapter II. Contents

SPACE AND MARS.

Chapter III. Contents

HEAVENLY BODIES.

Comparative Size of Planets

Chapter IV. Contents

PREPARING TO ALIGHT.

Chapter V. Contents

EXPLORATION AND EXCITEMENT.

Chapter VI. Contents

MASTODON AND WILL-O'-THE WISPS.

Chapter VII. Contents

AN UNSEEN HUNTER.

The ride on the giant tortoise.

Chapter VIII. Contents

SPORTSMEN'S REVERIES.

Chapter IX. Contents

THE HONEY OF DEATH.

A battle royal on Jupiter

Chapter X. Contents

CHANGING LANDSCAPES.

Chapter XI. Contents

A JOVIAN NIAGARA.

Chapter XII. Contents

HILLS AND VALLEYS.

Chapter XIII. Contents

NORTH-POLAR DISCOVERIES.

Chapter XIV. Contents

THE SCENE SHIFTS.

Book III.

Chapter I. Contents

SATURN.

Chapter II. Contents

THE SPIRIT'S FIRST VISIT.

Chapter III. Contents

DOUBTS AND PHILOSOPHY.

Chapter IV. Contents

A PROVIDENTIAL INTERVENTION.

The combat with the dragons

Chapter V. Contents

AYRAULT'S VISION.

Ayrault's Vision

Chapter VI. Contents

A GREAT VOID AND A GREAT LONGING.

Chapter VII. Contents

THE SPIRIT'S SECOND VISIT.

Chapter VIII. Contents

CASSANDRA AND COSMOLOGY.

Chapter IX. Contents

DOCTOR CORTLANDT SEES HIS GRAVE.

A look into the future

Chapter X. Contents

AYRAULT.

Chapter XI. Contents

DREAMLAND TO SHADOWLAND.

Chapter XII. Contents

SHEOL.

Chapter XIII. Contents

THE PRIEST'S SERMON.

Chapter XIV. Contents

HIC ILLE JACET.

Chapter XV. Contents

MOTHER EARTH.

The return

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