Yellow Men Sleep
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Yellow Men Sleep is a lost world
novel
by Jeremy Lane
. It was first published in book form in 1919
by The Century Company
. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine All-Story Weekly beginning May 3, 1919.
agent, who travels to the Gobi Desert
searching for the source of the drug Koresh. There he discovers an ancient civilization.
Lost World (genre)
The Lost World literary genre is a fantasy or science fiction genre that involves the discovery of a new world out of time, place, or both. It began as a subgenre of the late-Victorian imperial romance and remains popular to this day....
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Jeremy Lane
Jeremy Lane
Jeremy Lane was a writer of mystery and lost world short stories and novels. His stories appeared in pulp magazines including The All-Story, The Smart Set and People's Favorite Magazine. His books included Murder Menageries, The Left Hand of God and Murder Has Bright Eyes...
. It was first published in book form in 1919
1919 in literature
The year 1919 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain return to Somerville College, Oxford, to complete their education following war service.*Two paintings by E. E...
by The Century Company
The Century Company
The Century Company was an American publishing company, founded in 1881.It was originally a subsidiary of Charles Scribner's Sons, but was bought and renamed. The magazine it had published up to that time, Scribners Monthly, was renamed The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.The Century Company...
. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine All-Story Weekly beginning May 3, 1919.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns the adventures of Con Levington, a Secret ServiceUnited States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
agent, who travels to the Gobi Desert
Gobi Desert
The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the...
searching for the source of the drug Koresh. There he discovers an ancient civilization.
Publication history
- 1919, USA, All-Story Weekly, Pub date 3 May 1919, magazine serialization
- 1919, USA, The Century CompanyThe Century CompanyThe Century Company was an American publishing company, founded in 1881.It was originally a subsidiary of Charles Scribner's Sons, but was bought and renamed. The magazine it had published up to that time, Scribners Monthly, was renamed The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.The Century Company...
, Pub date August 1919, Hardback, first book publication - 1983, USA, Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. ISBN 0-937986-99-2, Pub date 1983, Hardback