Project Gutenberg 2024-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 277 Cyrano de Bergerac 1619 1655 Bergerac, Cyrano de De Bergerac, Cyrano Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de Aldington, Richard 1892 1962 Oldington, Richard 24016234 L'autre monde. English Voyages to the Moon and the Sun $aLondon :$bGeorge Routledge & Sons Ltd., $c1923. Broadway translations Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comical_History_of_the_States_and_Empires_of_the_Moon Introduction: The legend of Cyrano. The life of Cyrano. Cyrano's friends. The libertin question. The works of Cyrano -- Voyage to the moon -- Voyage to the sun -- Appendices: Extracts from Godwin, D'Urfey, and Swift. Bibliography. Genealogy. Coat of arms. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Voyages to the Moon and the Sun" by Cyrano de Bergerac is a philosophical fantasy written in the mid-17th century. The book is structured around witty explorations of science, philosophy, and satirical critiques of society through the lens of imaginative voyages. The narrative begins with a group of friends who, inspired by the beauty of the moon, engage in a dialogue about its nature, leading the main character, Cyrano, to entertain the idea that the moon is a world unto itself. The opening of the work introduces readers to Cyrano and a whimsical discussion among his friends that sets the stage for fantastical adventures. The protagonist, energized by the profound conversation, develops a bold ambition to travel to the moon, underscoring his conviction that it is a world similar to Earth. As the story unfolds, he reflects on philosophical ideas and considers the possibility of venturing into the cosmos, which is sparked by his encounter with a book containing a tale of lunar inhabitants. Through a series of amusing experiments, including using bottles filled with dew to achieve flight, Cyrano prepares for his ambitious voyage, blending humor and introspection in a narrative that invites readers into a fantastical realm of possibilities and inquiries about the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001794261 20240328074102debergerac 1923 GB Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 French fiction -- 17th century Satire, French Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619-1655 Authors, French -- 17th century PQ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 598291 2025-06-29T08:48:11.455639 text/html 570111 2024-07-10T17:54:25 text/html 1234155 2025-06-29T08:48:17.901071 application/epub+zip 1240635 2025-06-29T08:48:12.568597 application/epub+zip 319937 2025-06-29T08:48:11.997603 application/epub+zip 1323287 2025-06-29T08:48:23.271086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1300049 2025-06-29T08:48:17.451093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565122 2025-06-29T08:48:10.598610 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 545156 2024-07-10T17:54:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19562 2025-06-29T08:48:23.428062 application/rdf+xml 6437 2025-06-29T08:48:12.173625 image/jpeg 1326 2025-06-29T08:48:12.086613 image/jpeg 1101716 2025-06-29T08:48:11.540639 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia