 First edition | |
| Author | Jeremy Lane |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | George W. Gage |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Lost World |
| Published | 1919 (The Century Company) |
| Pages | 343 |
| OCLC | 5873025 |
Yellow Men Sleep is a lost world novel by the American writer Jeremy Lane. It was originally serialized in the magazine All-Story Weekly beginning on May 3, 1919, and was first published in book form in 1919 by The Century Company.
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