The Gold Tooth by John Taine ( PDF novel 1927)
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A classic 1920s lost‑race sci‑fi adventure. Expeditions travel deep into Korea’s mountain wilderness and uncover a forgotten hidden people, guardians of a strange elemental catalyst for chrysopoeia: the alchemical transmutation of mercury into gold. Written by mathematician Eric Temple Bell under his John Taine pen‑name, it mixes old‑world alchemical fantasy with early speculative science fiction. (1927) – John Taine (Eric Temple Bell)
Pen Name: John Taine
Real Author: Eric Temple Bell
Published: 1927 • E. P. Dutton & Company, New York
Genre: Early Science Fiction / Scientific Mystery / Pulp Adventure
✅ Public‑domain confirmed 1927 Dutton first edition. ⚠️ Modern reprints with newly added commentary, introductions or cover artwork are copyrighted and are NOT the edition shared on this page.
Classic 1927 speculative‑fiction novel by mathematician Eric Temple Bell writing as John Taine.
A thrilling scientific‑mystery tale built around the strange, powerful secret hidden inside a white‑gold tooth, one of the standout works of pre‑Gernsback era science‑fiction pulp literature.Lost race science fiction adventure novel searching for the chrysopoeia catalyst in the mountains of Korea.
💡 Chrysopoeia = The ancient alchemists’ term for making gold