Aleriel or, A Voyage to Other Worlds

When an Oxford undergraduate meets by chance, a mysterious stranger, during a walking tour of France, he does not know that the unusual charismatic being he has made the acquaintance of, is in fact a disguised alien being, named Aleriel. Coming from the planet of peace, Venus, this space traveler claims to be visiting Earth for the first time. Thus begins an unusual interplanetary friendship, that takes our Oxford graduate on an amazing adventure, first into the war-torn streets of Paris, then across the English Channel, to busy London and finally on to tranquil Oxford. Aleriel then leaves his friend and explores many parts of the earth, to discover the state of mankind and humanity, before departing in his 'ether car' for the Moon, then returning to his home planet to report all his findings to advanced beings there. Aleriel next experiences, with two Venusian companions, an perilous, exciting and illuminating tour, of the solar system, visiting first Mars, the asteroids and planetary moons and finally, mighty and mysterious Saturn and Jupiter. All this extra-terrestrial experience, Aleriel records in a fantastic journal, which arrives mysteriously at our now-married undergraduate's home. It is an incredible story. But is it really the truth or just a very clever hoax? Our young couple travel to meet Aleriel in the mountains of Switzerland, determined to find out. A contemporary of both Jules Verne, the fantasy Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and later the futuristic writer HG Wells, This 1883 novel by Polish-English curate, author and historian: Wladislav Lach-Szyrma, is an extraordinary, futuristic and visionary tale, will entertain, enlighten and intrigue every listener.


By : Wladislaw Lach-Szyrma (1841 - 1915)

00 - Preface



01 - Pt1 The Hunchback Of Mont St. Gabriel



02 - Pt1 Beseiged In Paris



03 - Pt1 The Escape



04 - Pt1 London



05 - Pt1 Oxford



06 - Pt1 A Love Chapter



07 - Pt1 A Strange Letter



08 - Pt2 Introductory



09 - Pt2 Aleriel's Journey Home-The Moon



10 - Pt2 Copernicus



11 - Pt2 Welcome Home



12 - Pt2 Earth As Others See It



13 - Pt2 A Strange Proposal



14 - Pt3 The Voyage Through Space



15 - Pt3 The Ice Island



16 - Pt3 Tycho Island



17 - Pt3 A Martian Instructor



18 - Pt3 The Ocean Capital



19 - Pt3 The Voyage of Circumnavigation



20 - Pt3 The Feast



21 - Pt4 Deimos, And The Voyage From Mars Through Space



22 - Pt4 First Impressions



23 - Pt4 The Ocean World



24 - Pt4 The Land Of Fire



25 - Pt5 Titan



26 - Pt5 Saturn



27 - Pt5 Return



28 - Pt6 Consideration



29 - Pt6 Jungfrau



30 - Pt6 A Night With Unearthly Friends



31 - Pt6 Explanations



32 - Pt6 Adieu

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