The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent is a science fiction novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and originally published in 1916.
This post-apocalyptic story is set in the year 2137. The United States is totally isolated from the rest of the world and no American citizen is allowed to leave its territory.
Eurasia fought a war quite a few years ago that put an end to all wars, and with it to society as it was known in Europe. America was able to retain its culture and civilization because of such isolationism.
However, things change when the American Lieutenant Jefferson Turck is caught in a brutal storm on the high seas and must take refuge in England against the law. There he discovers the current state of a ruined Europe...
Written during the First World War in a context in which the United States still hoped not to enter the war, Burroughs reflects on the madness that reigns over the world, while taking the opportunity to criticize other issues such as racism.
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Copyright note. The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading The Lost Continent in PDF or EPUB.
- Pages
- 108
- Reading time
- 3 hours 10 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1916
- Language
- English
- Downloads
- 2,195
110 years later, still timely
Why Read The Lost Continent in 2026?
Beyond guarded seas, an isolated world survives in strange vigor. Burroughs mixes airships, ruins, and restless empires into swift, bright pulp.
Today's connection
Isolation feels safe until it shrinks our sight. This novel plays with borders, hubris, and the thrill—and peril—of reopening maps.
High-adventure pace
Engines, cliffs, choices.
Borders and blinders
Safety can be smallness.
Cartography of desire
We draw what we want to find.
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About the author
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Velocity and exotic horizons that set adventure pacing for a century of popular storytelling.
