The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe, Historical Fiction
Baron Munchausen is a fictional German nobleman. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720-1797) Born in Bodenwerder, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the real-life Münchhausen fought for the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739. Upon retiring in 1760, he became a minor celebrity within German aristocratic circles for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career. After hearing some of Münchhausen's stories, Raspe adapted them anonymously into literary form, first in German as ephemeral magazine pieces and then in English as the 1785 book, which was…
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- ISBN: 978-1-58715-569-7
- EAN: 9781587155697
- Produktnummer: 20465163
- Verlag: Borgo Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 345 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 345
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Rudolf Erich Raspe (March 1736 - November 1794) was a German librarian, writer and scientist, called by his biographer John Carswell a rogue. He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims.
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