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Voyages to the Moon

Marjorie Hope Nicolson

First published 1948
Publisher The Macmillan Company
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Ronald Clyne
Pages xvii+297
Price $4.00

Sequel to 'A World in the Moon; a study of the changing attitude toward the moon in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' (1936). Contents:

  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • The Discovery of a New World
  • Supernatural Voyages
  • Flight by the Help of Fowls
  • Wanton Wings
  • Flying Chariots
  • Variations on a Theme
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index

A history of speculative voyages to the moon, and other "celestial voyages", including subterranean voyages, ''Alice in Wonderland'', etc. Includes a bibliography of 133 speculative works from before 1800.

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258 Bibliography (Voyages to the Moon) Marjorie Hope Nicolson Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Voyages to the Moon 1960 Macmillan Trade Paperback Nonfiction xvii+297