Venture without similar of certain an Hans Pfaall

Aventure without similar of certain an Hans Pfaall ( The Unparalleled Adventure off One Hans Pfaall ) is a news of Edgar Al Poe, published in June 1835, in the edition of the monthly magazine Southern Literary Messenger , designed like a journalistic Canular by Poe. It was translated into French by Charles Baudelaire.

In this news, certain an Hans Pfaall starts a fantastic voyage in balloon which leads it Rotterdam to the the Moon.

The hoax launched by Edgar Poe which envisaged a possible continuation with the adventures of its hero was eclipsed into large part by the Grand Lunar Hoax (Great Moon Hoax) launched the August 25th 1835, shortly after the publication of the adventures of Hans Pfaall. The laws of physics transgressed and incongruities of this voyage were sufficiently obvious in the spirit of the author so that this voyage lends to reflect for the rational reader.

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