The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Raspe, Rudolf Erich (1737–1794).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe is a book published in 1785. This comedic work features impossible tales narrated by a fictional German nobleman loosely based on a real baron known for telling outrageous stories. The Baron recounts absurd exploits including riding on a cannonball, battling a giant crocodile, and traveling to the Moon. Through wildly exaggerated adventures as a sportsman, soldier, and traveler, the stories satirize tall tales and social pretensions while celebrating the art of outlandish storytelling.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Author credits: Raspe, Rudolf Erich (1737–1794)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Humorous stories
- Tall tales
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Voyages, Imaginary -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Adventure
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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