Vril the Power of the Coming Race
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Publisher: Blackmore Dennett
Summary
Edward Bulwer-Lytton's pioneering science fiction novel "Vril" was taken very seriously by 19th Century Atlantis fans. Vril is a mysterious energy which is used by Lytton's subterranian race (refugees from the Deluge) to power their advanced civilization; it was later treated as a reality by occultists.