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'Voyage to the moon' and other imaginary lunar flights of fancy in antebellum America /
'Voyage to the Moon' And Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America offers critical textual editions with introductions, explanatory footnotes and appendixes of the four moon voyage stories written by Americans before the Civil War.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Anthem Press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Anthem nineteenth century studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Front Matter; Half title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Tables of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; Chapters 1-17; Part I A Voyage to The Moon: With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians; Chapter One Atterleyâ#x80;#x99;s birth and educationâ#x80;#x94;He makes a voyageâ#x80;#x94;Founders off the Burman coastâ#x80;#x94;Adventures ... ; Notes; Chapter Two The Brahminâ#x80;#x99;s illnessâ#x80;#x94;He reveals an important secret to Atterleyâ#x80;#x94;Curious information ... ; Notes
- Chapter Three The Brahmin and Atterley prepare for their voyageâ#x80;#x94;Description of their travelling ... Notes; Chapter Four Continuation of the voyageâ#x80;#x94;View of Europe; Atlantic Ocean; Americaâ#x80;#x94;Speculations on the ... ; Notes; Chapter Five The voyage continuedâ#x80;#x94;Second view of Asiaâ#x80;#x94;The Brahminâ#x80;#x99;s speculations concerning Indiaâ#x80;#x94;Increase ... ; Notes; Chapter Six Some account of Morosofia, and its chief city, Alamatuaâ#x80;#x94;Singular dresses of the Lunar ladies ... ; Notes; Chapter Seven Physical peculiarities of the Moonâ#x80;#x94;Celestial phenomenaâ#x80;#x94;Further description of the Lunarians ... ; Notes
- Chapter Eight A celebrated physician: his ingenious theories in physics: his mechanical inventions ... Notes; Chapter Nine The fortune-telling philosopher, who inspected the finger nails: his visitOrsâ#x80;#x94;Another ... ; Chapter Ten The travellers visit a gentleman farmer, who is a great projector: his breed of cattle ... ; Notes; Chapter Eleven Lunarian physicians: their consultationâ#x80;#x94;While they dispute the patient recovers ... ; Notes; Chapter Twelve Election of the Numnoonce, or town-constableâ#x80;#x94;Violence of partiesâ#x80;#x94;Singular institution ... ; Notes
- Chapter Thirteen Description of the Happy Valleyâ#x80;#x94;The laws, customs, and manners of the Okalbians ... Note; Chapter Fourteen Further account of Okalbiaâ#x80;#x94;The Field of Rosesâ#x80;#x94;Curious superstition concerning that flower; Notes; Chapter Fifteen Atterley goes to the great monthly fairâ#x80;#x94;Its various exhibitions; difficulties ... ; Note; Chapter Sixteen The Brahmin gives Atterley a history of his life; Notes; Chapter Seventeen The Brahminâ#x80;#x99;s story continuedâ#x80;#x94;The voyage concludedâ#x80;#x94;Atterley and the Brahmin separate ... ; Notes; Part II â#x80;#x9C;Hans Phaallâ#x80;#x94; A Taleâ#x80;#x9D; (June 1835); Notes
- Part III â#x80;#x9C;Great Astronomical Discoveries Lately Made By Sir John Herschelâ#x80;#x9D; (August 25â#x80;#x93;30, 1835)The Younger Herschelâ#x80;#x99;s Telescope; New Lunar Discoveries; Notes; Part IV â#x80;#x9C;Orrin Lindsayâ#x80;#x99;s Plan of Aerial Navigationâ#x80;#x9D; (May 1847); Correspondence; To Messrs. Bullard, Peters, Cohen, Frost, Blanc and others.; I. Preliminary Remarks and Progress of Discovery; II. Narrative of the First Aerial Voyage.; III. Preparation for the Second Voyage.; IV. Narrative of the Second Voyage.; Notes; End Matter; Appendix A Excerpt From washington Irvingâ#x80;#x99;s a History of New York, 1809; 1 Book I, Chapter V1