Mr. Munchausen
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Mr. Munchausen: Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures Beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder, as originally reported for the Sunday Edition of the Gehenna Gazette by its special interviewer the late Mr. Ananias formerly of Jerusalem, and now first transcribed from the columns of that journal by J. K. Bangs is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs
, written in the style that has become known as Bangsian fantasy
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It is the third book of Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx
series. Its title is a mockery of the lengthy book and chapter titles prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries, and a reference to the adventures of the original Baron Münchhausen
.
In various library, collectibles, and sales catalogs the title of the book is usually truncated in various ways.
, USA, in 1901, it was reprinted by Books for Libraries Press (1969), ISBN 0-8369-3013-4.
John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs was an American author, editor and satirist.-Biography:He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father was a lawyer in New York City....
, written in the style that has become known as Bangsian fantasy
Bangsian fantasy
Bangsian fantasy is a fantasy genre which concerns the use of famous literary or historical individuals and their interactions in the afterlife. It is named for John Kendrick Bangs who often wrote it.-Definition:According to E. F...
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It is the third book of Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx
A House-Boat on the Styx
A House-Boat on the Styx is a book written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1895.-Plot summary:The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld.The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being...
series. Its title is a mockery of the lengthy book and chapter titles prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries, and a reference to the adventures of the original Baron Münchhausen
Baron Munchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen , usually known as Baron Münchhausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales....
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In various library, collectibles, and sales catalogs the title of the book is usually truncated in various ways.
Release details
Originally printed by Noyes, Platt & Co., BostonBoston
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, USA, in 1901, it was reprinted by Books for Libraries Press (1969), ISBN 0-8369-3013-4.