This classic novel by the outstanding German writer Bernhard Kellermann is read today both as the pinnacle of “industrial fiction”, and as a preaching of socialism, and as a response to Theodor Dreiser’s “Trilogy of Desire”. First published in 1913, “The Tunnel” immediately brought the author worldwide fame. Mac Allan, a brilliant engineer and organizer, plans to build a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean connecting Europe and America. He needs huge funds, which he can get only by getting big business tycoons interested in his plan. But not everything comes down to money. But what sacrifices will the great enthusiast have to make to make his dream come true? Is he ready to put his life on the altar of progress?