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'Voyage to the Moon' and Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America
Hardback
Main Details
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'Voyage to the Moon' and Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Paul C. Gutjahr
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:274 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781783087402
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Classifications | Dewey:813/.0876609 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Anthem Press
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Imprint |
Anthem Press
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Publication Date |
22 March 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'Voyage to the Moon' And Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America gathers for the first time in a scholarly critical edition four moon voyage stories published by Americans prior to the Civil War. Included in this volume are the works by George Tucker, Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Adams Locke and John Leonard Riddell. Along with a general introduction to the collection as a whole, each story has its own introductory material along with explanatory footnotes and appendixes to help identify the key points of its textual and cultural history.
Author Biography
Paul C. Gutjahr is Ruth Halls Professor of English at Indiana University, US.
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