A voyage to the moon
Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619-16552019
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In 'A Voyage to the Moon', the narrator (called, like the author, Cyrano de Bergerac), after a failed first attempt to reach the moon using vials of dewdrops, finally makes it into space and to his desired destination using the more scientific means of a rocket-powered craft. After landing, he discovers four-legged creatures whose nourishment is smoke and whose currency is poetry and encounters the ghost of Socrates. Published posthumously and intended mainly as a satire of its age, this imaginative and entertaining tale - here presented in a lively translation by Andrew Brown - is now considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction.
Main title:
A voyage to the moon / Cyrano de Bergerac ; translated by Andrew Brown.
Imprint:
London : Alma Classics, 2019.
Collation:
128 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781847497994 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
2770193
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