Urashima Taro and Other Fantastic Stories (Paperback)

Urashima Taro is perhaps the earliest time travel tale ever written. This story dating from the eighth century, tells of a fisherman who ventures on a trip beneath the sea to the palace of the Dragon God. He stays for just three days, but when he returns to his homeland he finds himself transported three hundred years into the future... Other early science fiction tales in this collection include: -- The Dream of Scipio by Cicero -- True History by Lucian of Samosata -- The Ebony Horse -- The City of Brass -- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter -- Icaro-Menippus by Lucian of Samosata -- Micromegas by Voltaire.

General

Imprint:	Firestone Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	February 2013
Editors:	David Lear
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-909608-01-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction
LSN:	1-909608-01-7
Barcode:	9781909608016

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