Occult Literature
The Giant Elephants of the Inner Continent
During their tour of the inner continent, the travellers encounter a vast herd of elephants tearing branches from giant trees. Olaf's narration gives the animals fantastic dimensions, continuing the enlarged scale already assigned to the inhabitants, birds and tortoises. Williams concentrates the herd into a close forest encounter, with an elephant's bulk occupying most of the plate.
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John A. Williams. "The Giant Elephants of the Inner Continent" [editorial title]. In The Smoky God, Willis George Emerson. Forbes & Company, Chicago, 1908 scan, 1908, Forbes & Company. Source scan leaf 139. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/smoky-elephants
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The exaggerated animal dimensions are claims made by the fictional narrator; no species-level identification beyond elephants is established.
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John A. Williams. The Giant Elephants of the Inner Continent. The Smoky God. Scan leaf 139. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/smoky-elephants