The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the MoonGodwin, Francis
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The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon
Godwin, Francis
Moon -- Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
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