Publisher's Synopsis
The Smoky God tells the purportedly true tale of a Norwegian sailor Olaf Jansen's discovery of an entryway into the hollow Earth. After discovering the entrance at the North Pole, Jansen remained with the dwellers of the underground world for two years. First published in 1908, The Smoky God is an early classic civilization in the hollow Earth genre. "The story is practically the diary of Olaf Jansen, and tells of his strange theory of another world within the crust of our visible globe of everyday knowledge. How he found this mysterious world and what occurred while there makes a tale of rare interest. To tell too much of the plot would break the spell for those who have not read the book; suffice to say that it equals Mr. Emerson's other works...The book will undoubtedly grow in interest year by year, because it has more than the merit of a well-told tale, its scientific value will attract the philosopher and the student, as well as the ordinary novel reader." -The National Magazine
