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Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia

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Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia (1786)
by Rudolf Erich Raspe

This is the first edition of Raspe's text, originally published in late 1785 (though dated 1786).

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BARON MUNCHAUSEN's

NARRATIVE

of his

MARVELLOUS TRAVELS, &c.


[Price ONE SHILLING.]

BARON MUNCHAUSEN's

NARRATIVE

OF HIS

MARVELLOUS TRAVELS

AND

CAMPAIGNS

IN

RUSSIA.

HUMBLY DEDICATED AND RECOMMENDED

to

COUNTRY GENTLEMEN;

and, if they please,

TO BE REPEATED AS THEIR OWN, AFTER A HUNT, AT HORSE RACES, IN WATERING-PLACES, AND OTHER SUCH POLITE ASSEMBLIES; ROUND THE BOTTLE AND FIRE-SIDE.

OXFORD:

Printed for the Editor, and sold by the Booksellers there and at Cambridge, also in London by the Booksellers of Piccadilly, the Royal Exchange and M. Smith, at No. 46, in Fleet-street.

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[PRICE ONE-SHILLING.]

ERRATA.

Page 12, Line 6, for, my readers, read you Gentlemen.

Page 12, Line 9, for, them, read you.

Page 13, Line 1, for, their, read yours.

Page 13, Line 3, for, they, read you.

Page 40, Line 6, for, mistery, read mystery.




††† The Baron is supposed to relate these extraordinary Adventures over his Bottle, when surrounded by his Friends.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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