Friday, 19 June 2026

Louis Pope Gratacap, A Curator in Lost Worlds

quote [ Arguably the first work of fiction to feature a Tyrannosaurus rex, Louis Pope Gratacap’s The New Northland (1915) is at once kaleidoscopic, mischievous, fascinating — and exhausting. Richard Fallon explores this “lost world” novel, finding a work as interested in cutting-edge science as it was in paying dues to its generic precursors. ]

Practice my T-Rex moves and make the scene
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT]

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mechanical contrivance said @ 2:51pm GMT on 19th Jun
No one has rated it on Goodreads, and copies of it are expensive. Neat, and I might like it, but it looks like I won't be reading it any time soon.

Incidentally, I recommend The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. It's good.

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