A Voyage to the Moon

Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 - 1655)
Translated by Archibald Lovell (1663 - 1687)

This is an edition by Professor Curtis Page of the Lovell translation of a seminal work of science fiction by Cyrano de Bergerac. Arguably a whimsical forerunner to the adventure stories of Jules Verne, and the French sci-fi tradition generally, it is a utopian novel of space travel complete with rocket powered flight and extra-terrestrial beings. - Summary by Peter Tucker

Genre(s): Science Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Cyrano de Bergerac by Curtis Hidden Page Peter Tucker
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Play 01 Note on the Translation by Curtis Hidden Page Peter Tucker
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Play 02 The Translator to the Reader Peter Tucker
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Play 03 Chapter I Peter Tucker
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Play 04 Chapter II Peter Tucker
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Play 05 Chapter III Peter Tucker
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Play 06 Chapter IV Peter Tucker
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Play 07 Chapter V Peter Tucker
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Play 08 Chapter VI Peter Tucker
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Play 09 Chapter VII Peter Tucker
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Play 10 Chapter VIII Peter Tucker
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Play 11 Chapter IX Peter Tucker
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Play 12 Chapter X Peter Tucker
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Play 13 Chapter XI Peter Tucker
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Play 14 Chapter XII Peter Tucker
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Play 15 Chapter XIII Peter Tucker
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Play 16 Chapter XIV Peter Tucker
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Play 17 Chapter XV Peter Tucker
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Play 18 Chapter XVI Peter Tucker
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Play 19 Chapter XVII Peter Tucker
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