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Other World: The Comical History of the States and Empires of the World of the Moon
Other World: The Comical History of the States and Empires of the World of the Moon | Cyrano de Bergerac
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In The Other World, French dramatist Cyrano de Bergerac tells of his fictional attempts to reach a lunar civilization that sees the Earth as its own moon, and the curious beings he find when he finally reaches there. This satirical novel, poking fun at the social and political mores of the time, is one of the earliest science fiction stories - including the first envisioning of a rocket-powered space flight, all the way back in 1657! - and inspired early science fiction including Jonathan Swift's story Gulliver's Travels. An innovative and influential work.
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17th-c proto-SF by the Real Cyrano. The hero is in New France (ie, Canada) and the machine he made to travel to the moon has been seized and brought to the Place de Québec. Not 100% sure where it is, but have plumped on the Place royale in Québec City (in pic). Just imagine it with a burning contraption in the middle, and a musketeer-styled gentleman covered in beef bone marrow (don't ask!) hanging on to it 😆 😅 😮

Dilara Pic of Place royale, Québec by Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 3w
AnnCrystal 🤩⛪💝. 3w
Dilara @AnnCrystal That middle emoji is such a perfect fit for the picture! 2w
AnnCrystal @Dilara ☺️👍🏼💝💝💝. 2w
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