A Voyage to the Moon

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CHAPTER I.

Atterley's birth and education—He makes a voyage—

Founders off the Burman coast—Adventures in

that Empire—Meets with a learned Brahmin from

Benares.

CHAPTER II.

The Brahmin's illness—He reveals an important secret to Atterley—Curious information concerning the Moon—The Glonglims—They plan a voyage to the Moon.

CHAPTER III.

The Brahmin and Atterley prepare for their voyage—

Description of their travelling machine—Incidents

of the voyage—The appearance of the earth;

Africa; Greece—The Brahmin's speculations on

the different races of men—National character.

CHAPTER IV.

Continuation of the voyage—View of Europe; Atlantic

Ocean; America—Speculations on the future

destiny of the United States—Moral reflections—

Pacific Ocean—Hypothesis on the origin of the

Moon.

CHAPTER V.

The voyage continued—Second view of Asia—The

Brahmin's speculations concerning India—Increase

of the Moon's attraction—Appearance of the Moon

—They land on the Moon.

CHAPTER VI.

Some account of Morosofia, and its chief city, Alamatua

—Singular dresses of the Lunar ladies—Religious

self-denial—Glonglim miser and spendthrift.

CHAPTER VII.

Physical peculiarities of the Moon—Celestial phenomena

—Farther description of the Lunarians—National

prejudice—Lightness of bodies—The Brahmin

carries Atterley to sup with a philosopher—

His character and opinions.

CHAPTER VIII.

A celebrated physician: his ingenious theories in physics: his mechanical inventions—The feather-hunting Glonglim.

CHAPTER IX.

The fortune-telling philosopher, who inspected the finger nails: his visiters—Another philosopher, who judged of the character by the hair—The fortune-teller duped—Predatory warfare.

CHAPTER X.

The travellers visit a gentleman farmer, who is a great projector: his breed of cattle: his apparatus for cooking—He is taken dangerously ill.

CHAPTER XI.

Lunarian physicians: their consultation—While they dispute the patient recovers—The travellers visit the celebrated teacher Lozzi Pozzi.

CHAPTER XII.

Election of the Numnoonce, or town-constable—

Violence of parties—Singular institution of the Syringe

Boys—The prize-fighters—Domestic manufactures.

Being about to give a narrative of my singular adventures to the world, which, I foresee, will be greatly divided about their authenticity, I will premise something of my early history, that those to whom I am not personally known, may be better able to ascertain what credit is due to the facts which rest only on my own assertion.

The only outlet from this village was by passing down the valley along the settlements, and following the course of the stream; so that there was no other injunction laid on me, than not to extend my rambles far in that direction. Sing Fou's household consisted of his wife, whom I rarely saw, four small children, and six servants; and here I enjoyed nearly as great a portion of happiness as in any part of my life.