This bizarre novel from the 1920s is like an amalgamation of [b:The Pilgrim's Progress|29797|The Pilgrim's Progress|John Bunyan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405982367l/29797._SY75_.jpg|1960084], [b:The Inferno|591221|The Inferno of Dante|Dante Alighieri|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1417605453l/591221._SX50_.jpg|2377563], and Flaubert’s [b:The Temptation of St. Antony|355034|The Temptation of St. Antony|Gustave Flaubert|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1174031029l/355034._SY75_.jpg|1717112], with a touch of [b:The Damnation of Theron Ware|821176|The Damnation of Theron Ware Or Illumination|Harold Frederic|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347296825l/821176._SY75_.jpg|807009] thrown in -- minus many of the merits of each of those previous works. I’m not a fan of fantasy, as I usually find it to be over-the-top to the point of absurdity, and this novel is no different. A minor curiosity.