The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Author: Rudolph Erich Raspe
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2023-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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.

A Narrative of the Negro

A Narrative of the Negro
Author: Leila Pendleton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1912
Genre: Africa
ISBN:

An early history of African Americans by an African American woman.

Italy's Margins

Italy's Margins
Author: David Forgacs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107052173

Five case studies show how different people and places were marginalized and socially excluded as the Italian nation-state was formed.