The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe
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"The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe is a book published in 1785. This comedic work features impossible tales narrated by a fictional German nobleman loosely based on a real baron known for telling outrageous stories. The Baron recounts absurd exploits including riding on a cannonball, battling a giant crocodile, and traveling to the Moon. Through wildly exaggerated adventures as a sportsman, soldier, and traveler, the stories satirize tall
tales and social pretensions while celebrating the art of outlandish storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Raspe, Rudolf Erich, 1737-1794 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen |
| Credits | Produced by Emma Dudding; Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Fiction |
| Subject | Voyages, Imaginary -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tall tales |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3154 |
| Release Date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Last Update | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1457 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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