Summary
First published in 1893, Baron Trump’s Marvellous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood is a late 19th-century children’s adventure novel that blends fantasy, satire, and allegory. It follows the curious and headstrong young aristocrat Baron Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian von Troomp (Baron Trump), who, guided by “the World’s Greatest Thinker,” Don Fum, sets out on a fantastical expedition to a hidden world beneath the Earth’s surface.
Along the way, Baron Trump encounters bizarre subterranean civilizations, peculiar customs, and strange creatures.
The narrative weaves playful humor with social commentary, gently parodying aristocracy, cultural differences, and human folly.
Though written as a children’s tale, it carries a whimsical, satirical tone that appeals to adult readers as well.