Project Gutenberg 2009-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 213 Holberg, Ludvig 1684 1754 Holberg, Baron Ludvig Holberg, Johan Ludvig Gierlow, John Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum. English Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Niels Klim's Journey Under the Ground" by Ludvig Holberg is a satirical novel written in the early 18th century. The book follows the adventures of Niels Klim, a young man who descends into a subterranean world called Nazar, where he encounters a variety of strange creatures, including sentient trees and peculiar animals. Through his journey, Klim explores themes of societal norms, philosophy, and human nature, while also providing commentary on contemporary attitudes and behaviors. At the start of the narrative, Niels Klim prepares for an expedition into a cave in Bergen, Norway, driven by both curiosity and the encouragement of learned men. He descends into the abyss, unexpectedly finds himself in an extraordinary world where the laws of nature are bent, and discovers that the inhabitants, including speaking trees and various sentient animals, have their own customs and social structures. As he navigates this new and bizarre environment, Klim's perceptions are challenged, leading to comedic yet thought-provoking exchanges about virtue, vice, and the absurdities of both his and the inhabitants' societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 Utopias -- Early works to 1800 PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 272356 272380 2024-09-12T05:52:11.180658 2023-09-12T09:24:11.107807 text/html text/html 271469 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3800116 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3987200 2024-09-12T05:52:18.859618 application/epub+zip 3987195 2024-09-12T05:52:13.467687 application/epub+zip 173415 2024-09-12T05:52:12.200646 application/epub+zip 4168239 2024-09-12T05:52:22.799650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4144224 2024-09-12T05:52:17.640652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221041 2022-09-13T05:24:55.135566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232978 232770 2024-09-12T05:52:10.357702 2023-09-12T09:24:10.345816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233002 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90171 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232993 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90138 2021-01-04T16:45:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21116 2024-09-12T05:52:22.951616 application/rdf+xml 17365 2024-09-12T05:52:12.578649 image/jpeg 3907 2024-09-12T05:52:12.386663 image/jpeg 3860196 2024-09-12T05:52:11.328672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia