The Travels and adventures by sea and land of Baron Munchausen, containing his Expedition into Africa, Destroys a thousand lions, Feasts on live bulls, Is scalp'd and roasted by savages in the wilds of North America, The baron wrecked on an island of ice, Builds a cast-iron bridge of one arch from the interior of Africa to England : also, an account of his celebrated voyage to the moon & dog-star.

Format:

Book

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction.

Voyages and travels.

Interplanetary voyages.

Children's stories.

Adventure stories.

Genre:

Adventure stories.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 92 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Twenty-fifth American edition, enlarged, corrected and improved.

Other Title:

Travels and adventures of the renowned Baron Munchausen

Surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : C.V. Nickerson, 1831.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"Humbly dedicated without permission to his illustrious grandson the Hon. Basil H***! Munchausen, R.N."

"Containing his expedition into Africa -- Destroys a thousand lions -- Feasts of live bulls -- Is scalp't and roasted by savages in the wilds of North America -- The baron wrecked on an island of ice -- Builds a cast iron bridge of one arch from the interior of Africa to England."

On cover: Nickerson's edition.

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

Contains:

Expedition into Africa.

Destroys a thousand lions.

Feasts of live bulls.

Is scalp'd and roasted by savages in the wilds of North America.

baron wrecked on an island of ice.

Builds a cast iron bridge of one arch from the interior of Africa to England.

OCLC:

905338150

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.