A journey to the world under-groundHolberg, Ludvig
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A journey to the world under-ground
Holberg, Ludvig
Utopias -- Early works to 1800; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
A
JOURNEY
TO THE
World Under-Ground.
BY
_NICHOLAS KLIMIUS_.
Translated from the ORIGINAL.
[Illustration]
_LONDON_:
Printed for T. ASTLEY, at the _Rose_ in St.
_Paul_’s _Church-Yard_; and B. COLLINS,
Bookseller, in _Salisbury_.
MDCCXLII.
THE
CONTENTS.
+Chap. I.+ _The Author’s Descent to the subterraneous World_ Page 1
+Chap. II.+ _His Descent upon the Planet_ Nazar 13
+Chap. III.+ _A Description of the City of_ Keba 29
+Chap. IV.+ _The Court of the_ Potuan _Empire_ 43
+Chap. V.+ _Of the Nature of the Country, and the Manners of
the People_ 58
+Chap. VI.+ _Of the Religion of the_ Potuan _Nation_ 64
+Chap. VII.+ _Of their Policy_ 71
+Chap. VIII.+ _Of the Academy_ 91
+Chap. IX.+ _The Author’s Journey round the Planet_ Nazar 102
+Chap. X.+ _The Author’s Banishment to the Firmament_ 171
+Chap. XI.+ _The Author’s Voyage to the Land of Wonders_ 206
+Chap. XII.+ _The Author’s Arrival at_ Quama 235
+Chap. XIII.+ _The Rise of the fifth Monarchy_ 244
+Chap. XIV.+ _The Author is elevated to the Imperial Dignity_ 280
+Chap. XV.+ _The Catastrophe_ 297
+Chap. XVI.+ _The Author’s Return into his own Country_ 309
ABELINE’s _Appendix_ 323
A
JOURNEY
TO THE
World Under-Ground.
CHAP. I
_The Author’s Descent to the subterraneous
World._
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