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DE VERREZEN GULLIVER; BEHELZENDE DE ZONDERLINGE REIZEN EN AVONTUREN, VAN DEN BARON VAN MUNCHHAUSEN,
BERIGT VAN DEN UITGEVER.
INHOUD.
REIZEN VAN DEN BARON VAN MUNCHHAUSEN.
REIZEN VAN DEN BARON VAN MUNCHHAUSEN. Tweede Deel.
Drukfouten, dus te verbeteren.
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A lively, tongue‑in‑cheek travelogue invites listeners to follow a daring explorer as he sets sail from the moon‑lit seas of the Moon and the Star‑Dog to far‑flung lands such as Russia, Iceland, Turkey and the mysterious depths of the Atlantic. The narrator’s vivid sketches of strange peoples—creatures with simmering stomachs and customs that seem both exotic and absurd—bring each stop to life, while the ever‑present humor undercuts grandiose claims of discovery.
Beyond the colorful geography, the work doubles as a sharp satire of boastful travelers and their endless fabrications. The author playfully exposes how some adventurers twist truth into elaborate tales, turning earnest curiosity into a parade of exaggerations. Listeners will enjoy the clever blend of genuine wonder and witty criticism, which invites reflection on the fine line between awe‑inspiring exploration and self‑serving myth‑making.
Presented in a richly illustrated edition, the narration retains the original’s spirited tone, offering a charmingly irreverent glimpse into 18th‑century imagination and the timeless allure of voyages that blur fact and fancy.
Full title
De verrezen Gulliver; behelzende de zonderlinge reizen en avonturen, van den baron van Munchhausen, In Rusland, Ysland, Turkije, Egipte, Gibraltar, in de Kaspische, Middellandsche en Atlantische Zeëen, en door het middenpunt van den berg Etna naa de Zuid-zee behelzende de zonderlinge reizen en avonturen, van den baron van Munchhausen, In Rusland, Ysland, Turkije, Egipte, Gibraltar, in de Kaspische, Middellandsche en Atlantische Zeëen, en door het middenpunt van den berg Etna naa de Zuid-zee
Language
nl
Duration
~3 hours (190K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (produced from scans from Early Dutch Books Online & Universiteitsbibliotheek, Amsterdam)
Release date
2013-06-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1737–1794
Best known as the writer behind the wildly inventive Baron Munchausen tales, this 18th-century German scholar lived a life nearly as dramatic as the stories he helped make famous. He moved between libraries, science, art history, and controversy, leaving behind a reputation both brilliant and unruly.
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