Project Gutenberg 2016-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Cyrano de Bergerac 1619 1655 Bergerac, Cyrano de De Bergerac, Cyrano Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de Robida, Albert 1848 1926 Robida, A. (Albert) L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune" by Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac is a satirical novel written in the mid-17th century. This work explores themes of science, philosophy, and human nature through a humorous narrative. The protagonist's journey begins as he contemplates the idea that the Moon may be a world equivalent to Earth, engaging in debates with friends and philosophical musings. The opening of the novel introduces the protagonist, who, after a gathering with friends, reflects on the Moon's nature and its potential for habitation. This thought deepens into a conviction that the Moon might, in fact, be a land like their own. After being inspired by a strange encounter with a text discussing lunar inhabitants, the protagonist embarks on a fantastical journey to the Moon, equipping himself with bottles of dew in a bid to ascend to the celestial body. He experiences a surreal landing in a land populated by curious, naked inhabitants and engages in remarkable dialogues that blend whimsical elements with profound philosophical questions about the nature of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Science fiction, French PQ Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Humour FR Illustrateurs FR Science fiction Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 351115 350864 2024-10-21T12:11:45.667808 2023-09-22T09:08:43.529321 text/html text/html 345538 2016-03-01T09:51:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 5946852 2016-03-01T09:51:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6079462 2024-10-21T12:11:53.514817 application/epub+zip 6072765 2024-10-21T12:11:47.247855 application/epub+zip 200550 2024-10-21T12:11:46.391813 application/epub+zip 6153551 2024-10-21T12:11:58.379777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6111946 2024-10-21T12:11:51.999788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271016 2022-09-23T11:18:22.170461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301632 301418 2024-10-21T12:11:44.922853 2023-09-22T09:08:42.419292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 301537 2016-03-01T09:51:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 115136 2016-03-01T09:51:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 22330 2024-10-21T12:11:58.736765 application/rdf+xml 14945 2024-10-21T12:11:46.478821 image/jpeg 3037 2024-10-21T12:11:46.435801 image/jpeg 6050356 2024-10-21T12:11:45.868831 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 fr.wikipedia