Voyages to the Moon and the Sun

by Cyrano de Bergerac

VOYAGES TO THE MOON AND THE SUN

By CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Translated by
RICHARD ALDINGTON

With an Introduction and Notes

LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS LTD.
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
THE EDINBURGH PRESS, 9 AND 11 YOUNG STREET, EDINBURGH

Broadway Translations

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale

Her infinite variety."

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À Frédéric Lachèvre

TÉMOINAGE D'ADMIRATION ET DE RECONNAISSANCE

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CONTENTS

Introduction

[The Legend of Cyrano]

[The Life of Cyrano]

[Cyrano's Friends]

[The Libertin Question]

[The Works of Cyrano]

[Voyage to the Moon]

[Voyage to the Sun]

Appendices

[Extracts from Godwin, D'Urfey, and Swift]

[Bibliography]

[Genealogy]

[Coat of Arms]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Portrait of Cyrano]

[Signature of Cyrano]

[Title-page to Lovell's Translation]

[Cyrano's First Attempt]

[Frontispiece to Lovell's Translation]

[Cyrano's Flight to the Sun]

[The Parliament of Birds]

[Gonzales' Voyage to the Moon]

[Cyrano's Coat of Arms]

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CYRANO DE BERGERAC