UNDERWATER HOUSE (1899) – Written by Frank Bailey Millard, this short story was first published in the March 1899 issue of The Black Cat magazine.
Frederick Vining, a brilliant young scientist from a wealthy family, has established a base on a South Pacific island. He hires the local Kau people to construct his latest passion – a house at the bottom of a bowl-shaped valley.
The house is being designed to endure underwater when Vining diverts a nearby river to flood the valley. During the months of construction, Fred writes regularly to his fiancee Marcia Tait back in America. Continue reading
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