This novel from 1915 was not on my radar until a colleague handed it to me. The premise: Three friends, all men, hear rumors about a strange land of women and girls only, and they decide to see if it really exists. In fact, it does. The country is in a remote area, isolated when a volcanic eruption blocked off the one path that connected it to the rest of the world. The men are able to enter the country via an airplane. After they land, what they see amazes them; they have trouble believing that men did not have a part in providing the amenities in this self-sufficient society.The three men are quite different from each other. Terry is quite rich (he owns the airplane) and believes that women are the lesser gender; he expects women to flock to him. Jeff is a doctor with interest in poetry as well as biology; he treats women with great reverence. The third man, Van, is a sociologist interested in all sciences and cultures. His view of women falls somewhere between the views of the other two. The story is told in his voice.
For a book past the century mark, many of the ideas seem very fresh.
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