Raspe, Rudolf Erich,  1737-1794 <br/><br/>
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen  Release date is 2006-04-06 
<br/><br/>Produced by Emma Dudding; Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger  Produced by Emma Dudding; Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen" by Rudolf Erich Raspe is a book published in 1785. This comedic work features impossible tales narrated by a fictional German nobleman loosely based on a real baron known for telling outrageous stories. The Baron recounts absurd exploits including riding on a cannonball, battling a giant crocodile, and traveling to the Moon. Through wildly exaggerated adventures as a sportsman, soldier, and traveler, the stories satirize tall tales and social pretensions while celebrating the art of outlandish storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Humorous stories Voyages and travels -- Fiction Voyages, Imaginary -- Fiction Tall tales 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN