Nigel Carrington

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Through the Looking Glass · Aleriel or A Voyage to Other Worlds - Wladislaw Lach-Szyrma · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

have exceeded propriety.

The pessimism of my hero also requires some apology.

I appeal, however, to my reader's intelligence, whether anyone coming from a happier world and seeing the anomalies and misery of earth would not be shocked and pained.

As it is, the pessimism of Illyrial is not stronger than that of the wise king in Ecclesiastes, nor of many ancient and modern philosophers.

It is not nearly so bitter as that of Byron.

With regard to the resemblances to other works of this character, e g Swedenborg, Fontenelle, Lauden Lytton, etc, I may say frankly that I have not copied consciously at least from anyone.

If resemblances occur, the

They may be attributed to the fact that two minds have come by diverse paths to the same conclusion, and that conclusion has therefore something to be said for it.

Which is all one can say for an obscure speculation of this nature.

The fabric of the world is a continuation of my voice from another world, a short resume of part of which I have given in the Trehindra letter to make the argument plain.

I must add that the dramatis personai are of course purely imaginary.

In conclusion I must ask my readers to consider the work as a whole.

And not condemn it entirely if they find some one passage opposed to their preconceived notions.

I can hardly expect anyone to agree with me in all points.

I trust, however, that this seemingly fantastic tale may encourage the young to study in more serious works the facts of astronomical science, and perhaps cheer their elders with the thought that though much is sad on earth, yet there may be brighter worlds than this and a happier existence than we can have here.

Earth is not the universe but

And our life here is not eternity.

End of part one preface

Part one Chapter one

of a lyrial or a voyage to other worlds.

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