Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel
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RAGNAROK:
THE AGE OF FIRE AND GRAVEL.
BY
IGNATIUS DONNELLY,
AUTHOR OF "ATLANTIS: THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD."
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
RAGNAROK:
THE AGE OF FIRE AND GRAVEL.
PART I.
The Drift
CHAPTER I.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DRIFT.
CHAPTER II.
THE ORIGIN OF THE DRIFT NOT KNOWN.
CHAPTER III.
THE ACTION OF WAVES.
CHAPTER IV.
WAS IT CAUSED BY ICEBERGS?
CHAPTER V.
WAS IT CAUSED BY GLACIERS?
CHAPTER VI.
WAS IT CAUSED BY CONTINENTAL ICE-SHEETS?
CHAPTER VII.
THE DRIFT A GIGANTIC CATASTROPHE.
CHAPTER VIII.
GREAT HEAT A PREREQUISITE.
PART II.
The Comet.
CHAPTER I.
A COMET CAUSED THE DRIFT.
CHAPTER II.
WHAT IS A COMET?
CHAPTER III.
COULD A COMET STRIKE THE EARTH?
CHAPTER IV.
THE CONSEQUENCES TO THE EARTH.
PART III
The Legends
CHAPTER I.
THE NATURE OF MYTHS.
CHAPTER II.
DID MAN EXIST BEFORE THE DRIFT?
CHAPTER III.
LEGENDS OF THE COMING OF THE COMET.
CHAPTER IV.
RAGNAROK
CHAPTER V.
THE CONFLAGRATION OF PHAËTON
CHAPTER VI.
OTHER LEGENDS OF THE CONFLAGRATION.
CHAPTER VII.
LEGENDS OF THE CAVE-LIFE.
CHAPTER VIII.
LEGENDS OF THE AGE OF DARKNESS.
CHAPTER IX.
THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN.
CHAPTER X.
THE FALL OF THE CLAY AND GRAVEL.
CHAPTER XI.
THE ARABIAN MYTHS.
CHAPTER XII.
THE BOOK OF JOB.
CHAPTER XIII.
GENESIS READ BY THE LIGHT OF THE COMET.
PART IV.
(Conclusions)
CHAPTER I.
WAS PRE-GLACIAL MAN CIVILIZED?
CHAPTER II.
THE SCENE OF MAN'S SURVIVAL
CHAPTER III.
THE BRIDGE.
CHAPTER IV.
OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED.
CHAPTER V.
BIELA'S COMET.
CHAPTER VI.
THE UNIVERSAL BELIEF OF MANKIND.
CHAPTER VII.
THE EARTH STRUCK BY COMETS MANY TIMES.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE AFTER-WORD.
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