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What if the world beneath your feet holds a sunlit land where monsters roam and human beings live as slaves?
David Innes funds an invention built to bore through rock. With its elderly inventor, Abner Perry, he rides the iron mole deep into the Earth. Their journey brings them to Pellucidar, an inner world where the sun hangs forever at noon, prehistoric beasts roam, and night never comes.
Here, the winged reptilian Mahars rule human tribes through fear and mental power. Their fierce Sagoth guards take Innes captive. Among the prisoners is Dian the Beautiful, a proud, brave woman of Amoz. In Edgar Rice Burroughs’s adventure, discovery becomes a struggle for freedom, and a young explorer must learn to lead.
What you’ll discover
- A world without night Enter Pellucidar, where an unmoving sun lights a strange land of prehistoric monsters.
- Curiosity meets danger Follow gentle inventor Abner Perry as he greets wonders and threats with scientific curiosity.
- Courage among the captives Meet Dian the Beautiful, whose pride and bravery stand against the power of her captors.
- Rulers who speak silently Discover the Mahars, winged reptilian masters who hold human tribes in slavery.
- The choice to resist Watch David Innes turn from explorer toward leadership as he confronts a world ruled by fear.
Who will love it
Readers who love lost worlds, prehistoric beasts and daring escapes will enjoy this book. It also appeals to fans of early science fiction, invention, courage and love.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A steel mole will not turn
- The travelers land in a world without a horizon
- Chains, gorilla guards, and Dian the Beautiful
- The rulers of Phutra and a plan for escape
- The arena, the temple, and a lone flight
- Time fades and David chooses to go back
- Four dead Mahars, a book, and a disguise
- Dian, Jubal, and a world to unite
- Time, place, and the limits of belief
- Who rules, who serves, and what makes progress
- How the tale is told and what to listen for
Who’s who
- David InnesA young American mining heir and athlete who goes underground in Perry's machine and wants to find Dian and give Pellucidar's people a chance.
- Abner PerryA devout elderly inventor and fossil student who built the iron mole, explains the inner world, and wants to teach its people.
- Dian the BeautifulA proud woman of the Amoz tribe, hunted by Jubal, who wants to be loved for deeds rather than words.
- Ghak the Hairy OneA loyal king of the Sari tribe and fellow prisoner who wants to return home and will never desert a friend.
- Hooja the Sly OneA cunning captive who wants Dian for himself and will betray anyone who stands in his way.
- Ja of the MezopsA copper-skinned island chief and fisherman who owes David a life debt and becomes his loyal friend.
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Im Mittelpunkt der Erde
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1914
A steel mole drills five hundred miles down, and David Innes steps out into a world where the sun never moves.
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What would you find if you drilled straight down for five hundred miles? In At the Earth's Core, a young mining heir named David Innes and an elderly inventor named Abner Perry climb into a steel mole one midnight and learn the answer.
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A steel mole will not turn
David Innes inherits a mining business and meets Abner Perry, an old man who has spent his life on a mechanical underground prospector. His enthusiasm convinces David to pay for a full-sized machine. It is a steel cylinder a hundred feet long with a great drill at its nose. Perry calls it the iron mole.
On the night of the first secret test, the two men strap themselves in, and Perry prays before he pulls the lever. The mole plunges straight down at seven miles an hour, far faster than Perry calculated. The steering wheel will not move, even for David, a boxer and baseball pitcher.
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice. At the Earth's Core. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/at-the-earths-core.
Burroughs, E. R. (2026). At the Earth's core. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/at-the-earths-core (Original work published 1914)
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. At the Earth's Core. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/at-the-earths-core.
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What is At the Earth's Core about?
It tells of David Innes and Abner Perry, who ride a steel boring machine into the earth and find a hollow world called Pellucidar. There, reptile rulers and ape-like soldiers hold humans captive, and the two friends try to lead a revolt.
What is Pellucidar in the book?
Pellucidar is the inner world on the inside of the earth's crust. It has a small sun at its center that never moves, so it is always noon, and it holds seas, jungles and prehistoric creatures.
Who are the Mahars and the Sagoths?
The Mahars are intelligent winged reptiles with a sixth sense who rule Pellucidar. The Sagoths are gorilla-like soldiers who serve them and capture human slaves, so the two groups work together to keep power.
The author
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875–1950 · American adventure novelist
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer born in Chicago in 1875. He wrote novels about Tarzan and novels set on Mars. His first Mars story appeared in 1912 and became the book A Princess of Mars in 1917. He later lived in California and died in Encino in 1950.
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