Project Gutenberg 2010-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 53 Mosneron de Launay, Jean-Baptiste, baron 1738 1830 Launay, Jean-Baptiste, baron Mosneron de De Launay, Jean-Baptiste, baron Mosneron Le Vallon Aérien Ou, Relation du voyage d'un aéronaute dans un pays inconnu jusqu'à présent; suivie de l'histoire de ses habitans et de la description de leurs moeurs Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Hélène de Mink and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le Vallon Aérien" by baron Jean-Baptiste Mosneron de Launay is a fictional narrative written in the early 19th century. The story recounts the journey of an aeronaut, M. de Montagnac, who explores an unknown valley and encounters its idyllic inhabitants, fostering a reflection on societal norms, civilization, and the concept of happiness. The inhabitants of this valley live in a unique, harmonious society, untouched by the turmoil of the outside world. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the background of aeronautics in the 18th century and sets the stage for the protagonist's journey. M. de Montagnac dreams of discovering a hidden valley after observing a circular range of mountains during one of his balloon ascents. Upon reaching the valley, he meets its denizens—people of striking beauty and simplicity, living harmoniously under a theocratic leadership that emphasizes community and virtue. The narrative explores the contrasting civilization of the valley with the external world, pondering the implications of knowledge and progress as Montagnac engages with the locals, leading to an exploration of their customs, beliefs, and the intrinsic balance of their peaceful existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Utopias -- Fiction Balloons -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Huguenots -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 354084 354085 2024-10-13T12:50:13.499105 2023-09-14T06:06:44.985687 text/html text/html 342821 2010-03-28T07:40:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 130969 2010-03-28T07:40:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211611 2024-10-13T12:50:21.246049 application/epub+zip 216156 2024-10-13T12:50:16.713076 application/epub+zip 196712 2024-10-13T12:50:15.430087 application/epub+zip 399022 2024-10-13T12:50:24.625011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388342 2024-10-13T12:50:20.459050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277289 2022-09-14T14:54:27.352034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336775 336517 2024-10-13T12:50:12.987357 2023-09-14T06:06:44.623682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 327811 2010-03-28T07:40:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126397 2010-03-28T07:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20529 2024-10-13T12:50:24.753009 application/rdf+xml 15094 2024-10-13T12:50:15.982055 image/jpeg 3655 2024-10-13T12:50:15.705064 image/jpeg 208782 2024-10-13T12:50:13.534085 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