The Tunnel

This classic novel by the outstanding German writer Bernhard Kellermann is read today both as the pinnacle of "industrial fiction" and as a sermon of socialism, as well as a response to Theodore Dreiser's "Trilogy of Desire." First published in... 1913, "The Tunnel" immediately brought the author worldwide fame.

Mac Allan, a genius engineer and organizer, plans to build a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean connecting Europe and America. He needs huge funds, which he can only procure by intriguing the magnates of big business with his idea. But it’s not all about money. What sacrifices will the great enthusiast have to make to bring his dream to life? Is he ready to put his life on the altar of progress?