Download or read book The Scientific Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Hugo Gernsback and published by Collectors Guide Pub. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1915 the father of modern science fiction contributed to the long list of adventures of the 18th century super-hero, Baron Münchausen. Hugo Gernsback used his magazine Electrical Experimenter as a proving ground for his theory that science fiction could be used to teach science. Never before published as a book, and complete with the original illustrations, this is early 20th century science fiction by the man who made science fiction famous. Hugo Gernsback is often called the father of science-fiction. In 1926 he created the worlds first regular science fiction periodical, Amazing Stories but long before that he tested the market for science fiction within the pages of his science magazines. Between 1912 and 1929 Gernsback was the unchallenged champion of fiction with a scientific edge. In the 1950s the highest award in science fiction was named after him.
Download or read book Baron M nchhausen s Scientific Adventures written by Hugo Gernsback and published by www.PulpFictionBook.Store. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these thirteen tales, Baron Münchhausen is shown to have not actually died in 1797 as was assumed. He along with his companion Professor Flitternix went on to become the first men to explore the moon and even the planet Mars. These stories were first published in The Electrical Experimenter between 1915 and 1917. In 1928 the stories were edited, expanded and republished in Amazing Stories. This book reproduces the 1928 versions of the stories. Gernsback was the publisher for both The Electrical Experimenter and Amazing Stories. Baron Münchhausen’s Scientific Adventures (1928) 1. I Make a Wireless Acquaintance 2. How Münchhausen and the Allies Took Berlin 3. Münchhausen on the Moon 4. The Earth as Viewed from the Moon 5. Münchhausen Departs for the Planet Mars. 6. Münchhausen Lands on Mars. 7. Münchhausen is Taught “Martian” 8. Thought Transmission On Mars 9. The Cities of Mars 10. The Planets at Close Range 11. Martian Amusements 12. How the Martian Canals Are Built 13. Martian Atmosphere Plant Images from The Electrical Experimenter (1915-17) Baron Münchhausen’s Scientific Adventures has 31 illustrations including 12 illustrations from the version published in The Electrical Experimenter in 1915-17.
Download or read book The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolf Erich Raspe and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The restored, unbowdlerized text of Raspe’s slapstick travel epic featuring the classic illustrations from Strang & Clark (1895) No one has journeyed to as many foreign lands as Baron von Munchausen. Nor, when it comes time to fire a cannon, will you find anyone more accurate. The comfort of courtly life is as natural to him as the harshest polar desert. On the subject of politics and science he has no equal. And all discussion of the moon must start and stop with the only man who has ever been there. His feats of prowess are famed the world over. Who else could leap a hedgerow with a carriage and horse on their back? No one. And then of course there are the bears. . . My god the poor bears! Written at a time when science was replacing religion, and explorers were mapping the globe, and in our own time made into an acclaimed movie by Terry Gilliam, The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen unleashed the quintessential madman upon the Age of Enlightenment—and it remains the tallest of tall tales to this day.
Download or read book The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolf E. Raspe and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolph Erich Raspe and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen, was an actual baron living in 18th-century Hanover famous for entertaining his guests with outrageously-embellished tales of his wartime exploits—so much so that his nickname in German is Lügenbaron, or “Baron of Lies.” When Rudolph Eric Raspe, a writer and scientist living in England, heard of the Baron’s tales, he wrote his own versions centered around a fictional Baron Munchausen. While the real Baron wasn’t amused to have his name attached to a silly character famous for his bald-faced lies, Raspe’s tales became hugely popular, reprinted for hundreds of years and illustrated just as many times. These very short tales were originally intended as contemporary satire, but their outrageous silliness is still entertaining today.
Download or read book The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolf Erich Raspe and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen is one of the most famous book of tall tales. It is based on stories told by Karl Friedrich von Munchhausen, a retired army captain, who was noted for his exaggerated and fantastic accounts of his war adventures and hunting experiences. Rudolf Erich Raspe was a German librarian, writer and scientist, and he was called by his biographer John Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims. Baron Munchausen's astounding feats included riding cannonballs, traveling to the Moon, and pulling himself out of a bog by his own hair. No one has journeyed to as many foreign lands as Baron von Munchausen. On the subject of politics and science he has no equal. His feats of prowess are famed the world over. Who else could leap a hedgerow with a carriage and horse on their back?
Download or read book The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolf Erich Raspe and published by . This book was released on 186? with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Surprising Adventures Of Baron Munchausen written by Rudolf Erich Raspe and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Thames" is a book written by Geraldine Edith Mitton, often referred to by her initials G. E. Mitton. Published in the early 20th century, the book is likely a guide or historical account that explores the River Thames in England. G. E. Mitton was a prolific author known for her travel guides and works on English local history. In "The Thames," she may have provided insights into the cultural, architectural, and historical aspects of the river, covering its course through various towns and landmarks along the way. For individuals interested in the history and local characteristics of the River Thames during the early 20th century, G. E. Mitton's work could be a valuable resource. It might offer a comprehensive view of the river's significance in shaping the landscapes and communities through which it flows.
Download or read book The Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by Gustave Dore and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Third Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Download or read book The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by James Wallis and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you keep up with Baron Munchausen's extraordinary adventures as he travels to the Moon and the Sun, rides cannon-balls, defeats armies single-handed, meets the gods, and escapes from bandits on half a horse? The stories of the legendary nobleman come to life as players battle to outdo each other's fantastic feats and amazing accomplishments. It's a role-playing story-telling game of outrageous originality and swashbuckling exaggeration, stretching the bounds of truth until they twang. How is this possible? If Baron Munchausen is involved, anything is possible. The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen contains full rules, more than two hundred adventures ready to be played, mechanics that replace dice and pencils with money and fine wine, and many insults against the inhabitants of various nations, but principally the French. This expanded edition is a facsimile of a suppressed volume originally published in 1808. It contains additional rules for playing in an Arabian style and a complete supplementary game, 'My Uncle the Baron', designed for children, the inbred and those who are very drunk. "The original edition of The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen was unique and marvellous. This new edition is even better. If you are a clever person with clever friends, you will enjoy reading and playing it. Let's not consider the alternative." -Steve Jackson, creator of Munchkin "Utter brilliance in RPG form " -John Kovalic, creator of Dork Tower Nominated for Best New RPG in the 1999 Origins Awards Nominated for Best Family/Party Game in the 2009 Origins Awards Nominated for Best Writing in the 2009 ENnie Awards
Download or read book Going Underground The Science And History Of Falling Through The Earth written by Beech Martin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the historical trail by which humanity has determined the shape and internal structure of the Earth. It is a story that bears on aspects of the history of science, the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics. At the heart of the narrative is the important philosophical practice of performing thought experiments — that is, the art of considering an idealized experiment in the mind. This powerful technique has been used by all the great historical practitioners of science and mathematics, and this book looks specifically at the long history of considering what would happen if an object could be dropped into a tunnel that cuts all the way through the Earth's interior. Indeed, the story begins with a historical whodunit, tracing back through the historical literature the origins of what is now a classic, textbook problem in simple harmonic motion.
Download or read book Terry Gilliam written by Terry Gilliam and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the whole of his working life, this collection discusses Gilliam's formative years as an artist/cartoonist, his move from the US to UK, his entry into TV, and his success as resident animator for 'Monty Python's Flying Circus', before following his progression into motion pictures.
Download or read book Telling Tales written by David Blamires and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri's Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English chilren's stories during the 19th Centuary and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children's books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends (Musaus, Wilhelm Hauff, Bechstein, Brentano) Telling Tales covers a wealth of translated and adapted material in a large variety of forms, and pays detailed attention to the problems of translation and adaptation of texts for children. In addition, Telling Tales considers educational works (Campe and Salzmann), moral and religious tales (Carove, Schmid and Barth), historical tales, adventure stories and picture books (including Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz) together with an analysis of what British children learnt through textbooks about Germany as a country and its variegated history, particularly in times of war.
Download or read book Losing the Light written by Andrew Yule and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mix one American director with a German producer on a period extravaganza set the locations in Italy and Spain and start the cameras rolling without enough money to do the job. Then sit back and watch disaster strike. That is the scenario Andrew Yule has
Download or read book The Return of Munchausen written by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baron Munchausen’s hold on the European imagination dates back to the late eighteenth century when he first pulled himself (and his horse) out of a swamp by his own upturned pigtail. Inspired by the extravagant yarns of a straight-faced former cavalry officer, Hieronymus von Münchhausen, the best-selling legend quickly eclipsed the real-life baron who helped the Russians fight the Turks. Galloping across continents and centuries, the mythical Munchausen’s Travels went through hundreds of editions of increasing length and luxuriance. Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, the Russian modernist master of the unsettling and the uncanny, also took certain liberties with the mythical baron. In this phantasmagoric roman à clef set in 1920s Berlin, London, and Moscow, Munchausen dauntlessly upholds his old motto “Truth in lies,” while remaining a fierce champion of his own imagination. At the same time, the two-hundred-year-old baron and self-taught philosopher has agreed to return to Russia, Lenin’s Russia, undercover. This reluctant secret agent has come out of retirement to engage with the real world.
Download or read book The Adventures of Baron Munchausen the Screenplay written by Charles McKeown and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1989 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete screenplay and credits with dozens of photos from the 1998 film. "A carnival! A wonderland! A weekend with nine Friday nights! Terry Gilliam's lavish dreams are beyond those of mere mortals." - Harlan Ellison
Download or read book The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen written by A. H Forrester and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1860. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
