Aventures de Baron de Münchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe and Gottfried August Bürger
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"Aventures de Baron de Münchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe and Gottfried August Bürger is a work published in 1785. The fictional Baron Munchausen tells outrageous first-person tales of impossible feats—riding cannonballs, battling giant crocodiles, and traveling to the Moon. Based loosely on a real German nobleman who entertained aristocrats with exaggerated military stories, these intentionally absurd narratives blend comedy with social satire. The work became an international sensation, spawning countless adaptations and
remaining especially popular in continental Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Raspe, Rudolf Erich, 1737-1794 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747-1794 |
| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Translator | Gautier, Théophile, 1836-1904 |
| Title | Aventures de Baron de Münchausen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen |
| Credits | Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| 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. | 50398 |
| Release Date | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 548 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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