The Land of Mist
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Professor Challenger |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson & Co |
Publication date | 1926 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 294 pp |
| Preceded by | The Poison Belt |
| Followed by | When the World Screamed |
The Land of Mist is a novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1926.
Concept
Although this is a Professor Challenger story, it centres more on his daughter Enid and his old friend Edward Malone. Another friend from The Lost World, Lord John Roxton, is also involved in the novel's second half. Professor Summerlee, who has died of old age around this time, is referred to by the mediums (much to the anger of Professor Challenger).
Spiritualism
Heavily influenced by Doyle's growing belief in Spiritualism after the death of his son, brother, and two nephews in World War I, the book focuses on Edward Malone's at first professional, and later personal interest in Spiritualism.
There is a suggestion in chapter two that the deaths of "ten million young men" in World War I was punishment by the "Central Intelligence" for humanity's laughing at the alleged evidence for life after death.
See also
External links
- The Land of Mist etext at classic-literature.co.uk.
- Review of The Land of Mist by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
- "Arthur Conan Doyle’s Quest Journey to The Land of Mist". Academic Quarter, Fall 2012