Satirical voyages to strange worlds

4 books

A journey to the world under-groundLudvig Holberg · 1741An English translation of Holberg's satirical novel, published in London in 1741, following student Nicholas Klimius of Bergen, who descends into a Norwegian cave, falls through the earth to a hollow-world planet, and journeys among its strange lands and peoples before returning home.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the WorldJonathan Swift · 1726This 1726 satirical novel by Jonathan Swift recounts the shipwrecked surgeon Lemuel Gulliver's voyages to Lilliput, a land of tiny people, and Brobdingnag, a land of giants. This 1900 school edition, edited by Thomas M. Balliet, includes notes, illustrations, and maps.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Lucian's True HistoryLucian of Samosata · 170A satirical ancient Greek travel tale by Lucian of Samosata, in which the narrator admits he is lying while recounting a fantastical voyage. This 1902 edition presents Francis Hickes's translation, illustrated by Strang, Clark, and Beardsley, with an introduction by Charles Whibley.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament.Ludvig Holberg · 1741A satirical fantasy narrative, this 1741 work by Danish author Ludvig Holberg recounts Niels Klim's descent into a subterranean world, where he encounters sentient animals and talking trees on the planet Nazar and in the nation of Potu.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية