A journey to the world under-ground by Ludvig Holberg
"A journey to the world under-ground" by Ludvig Holberg is a satirical science-fiction novel published in 1741. When philosophy student Niels Klim investigates a mysterious cave in Bergen, he falls into an underground realm orbiting an inner sun. There he encounters walking, talking trees and other extraordinary beings in the utopian state of Potu. Through his adventures across this strange world, Klim experiences diverse societies that challenge his assumptions about morality, gender
equality, religion, and government. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Holberg, Ludvig, 1684-1754 |
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| Uniform Title | Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum. English |
| Title | A journey to the world under-ground |
| Original Publication | London: T. Astley, 1742. |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Utopias -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77109 |
| Release Date | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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