Ignatius Donnelly 
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World 

This book is an excellent classic of Atlantis. We may say this book, more than any other, established the existence of this lost continent for the modern world. Being an essential source of information, it attracted hundreds of thousands of readers and stimulated vast debate on the reality of the lost continent. The book attracts countless scientists who do serious work in their fields and numerous science-fiction writers. Thanks to this work, the idea of a submerged Atlantic Ocean continent remains vigorous today, long after it first appeared.