2. In 1916, I boarded a ship leaving from
England. I had been appointed in the
American Ambulance Service and
was on my way to France when...
...three shrill whistles altered
the entire scheme of my life.
A torpedo had been fired
at us from a U-boat!
I was young; I craved thrills, and God knows
I got them that day. Yet in comparison with
what I have been through since, that day
was as tame as a puppet show.
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3. Lower your
flag and we will
not harm you!
The German commander had made his offer, but the captain
and crew of our ship were in no mood to negotiate with
them. While the passengers were scrambling into the few
boats left to us, the submarine commenced shelling the ship.
When I saw the U-boat, I felt
shame, for it was a product
of my own family’s shipyard
back in San Francisco.
We had built the
terrible thing.
Now this creature, created by
my brain and hand, had turned
into Frankenstein, bent upon
pursuing me to my death.
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4. The Germans continued firing at
the boats as they tried to move
away from the sinking ship.
Come on,
Nobs.
My dog, Crown Prince
Nobbler, and I had no choice.
So, we jumped into the sea...
...and started
shouting for help.
Help! Help!
All of a sudden, not
far ahead of me...
...I could see many boats
caught in a whirlpool, and
people jumping into the water...
...to save their
lives once again.
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5. I thought I was breathing
my last when a lifeboat
hurtled upwards from the
pit of destruction.
Come on,
Nobs. By strange
fate we have been
rescued.
It was an incredible scene of death
and desolation, the likes of which I
have never seen, even unto this date.
The pitiful forms of women
and children floated about.
Just then, close to the boat’s
side, I saw the figure of a girl.
I had never looked upon such
perfect features, and I swore that
I should live to avenge her murder.
Let me
help you, miss.
But her eyes opened – she was alive!
I wasted no time in
getting her into the boat.
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6. My name
is Bowen and
I... I...
Do not be
nervous, sir, my
name is Lys La
Rue.
I hope
you are feeling
better.
I am well...
fortunate even. Think of
all the people who died because
of those murderers! And to think,
at one point, I was engaged
to marry a lieutenant in
the German Navy!
I was scared for Miss La Rue but I did not
know what to do. So, I held her in my arms.
Brrrrrrrr...
Aiiiieee!!!
Forgive me. It is
the only way to keep you
safe. You will die of exposure
if you are not warmed.
Later, the night enveloped us without even
the sight of a speck upon the waters. We
were thirsty, hungry, uncomfortable, and cold.
I do not remember when I fell asleep, but
when I awoke, I saw smoke from a ship on
the horizon. I prayed it was an Allied vessel!
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7. Your ship sinks, your rescuers are attacked by a hostile U-boat built by
your own family’s shipyard, and your fate is inextricably tied to those of
your fellow survivors and adversaries. Then, to make matters infinitely
worse, you land on a remote, prehistoric island that was assumed to be
extinct!
How would you survive? Who would you trust and what would you do?
Bowen, our young hero, could never have imagined the adventures he’d
be forced to embark upon when he arrived on the inhospitable coast of
Caspak and set up camp there. He could never have fathomed having
to cope in an alien landscape inhabited by dinosaurs, Neanderthals,
aerial monsters and an almost unearthly flora and fauna…
The Land That Time Forgot is the first book in the Caspak trilogy,
written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Since 1918, this science-fiction
story has delighted and enthralled millions of
readers and will capture your imagination,
by bringing to life the wild, ferocious and
dangerous island that is Caspak.
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