Etidorhpa (1895 novel)

Etidorhpa, or, the End of Earth: the Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey as Communicated in Manuscript to Llewellyn Drury Who Promised to Print the Same, but Finally Evaded the Responsibility Which Was Assumed was an 1895 allegorical novel by John Uri Lloyd, later editions featuring illustrations by John Augustus Knapp, in which is described a journey through the underworld (via the hollow earth) and the narrator's development of spiritual wisdom thereby. The first edition was printed privately, later being republished for a wider audience, after which it became such a popular title that it was ultimately published in eighteen editions and in seven translations, inspiring the formation of Etidorhpa literary clubs.