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Immersed in imaginative journeys, the Baron Trump stories showcase the eponymous character—a wealthy young boy residing in Trump Castle. While his official name is Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, he opts to be addressed by his title, Baron Trump, for simplicity. Venturing into time travel escapades across human history, the young Baron encounters ancient societies, engaging with their languages and social customs. Accompanied by his loyal and protective companion, Bulger the hound, Baron Trump navigates diverse adventures, overcoming numerous challenges.

Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged German heir who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-reader-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump describes Baron's trip around the world with his little dog, meeting new races like the Wind Eaters, Man Hoppers, and Melodious Sneezers.

From travelling to the moon to fighting a 40-foot-long crocodile and riding a cannonball through the air, Baron von Munchausen’s incredible account of his own adventures has entertained readers since its initial appearance in 1785. The obvious comedy of the book, which lies in Munchausen’s boasts about his own adventures, is heightened by the calm and objective way in which he frames his narrative. The Baron appears to fully believe the death-defying episodes with which he regales his listeners.

This is the first volume of The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe. The Baron relates his fantastical experiences and exploits, telling of the many singular incidents such as climbing to the moon on a beanstalk, riding on a cannon ball, being swallowed by a fish and being rescued from its insides, flying on an eagle from Margate to America, and many other incredible adventures, and challenges anyone who doubts him, asserting he is "a traveler of veracity!"

Could a magic wielding astronaut fight off an alien invasion with just his vampire assassin and space dragon friends? Amazingly, Charlie thought they might actually pull it off... that is if Lady Luck decided to play nice for a change. Unfortunately, knowing his fortunes, the odds of that were slim to none. The aliens were coming, that much was certain. What they could do to stop them, however, remained up in the air. Having joined forces with the mighty AIs overseeing the planet and its defenses, at least their toys had been upgraded accordingly.

In Baron Bagge, a cavalry officer stationed in Eastern Europe during the First World War receives orders to ride into a platoon of Russian machine guns. But instead of meeting certain death, he and his brigade pass, unscathed, into a strangely peaceful land where festivities are in full swing. In Count Luna, Alexander Jessiersky, Austrian aristocrat and shipping magnate, finds the Nazis distasteful - but in war and in business, distaste can lead to negligence.

Originally published in 1893, Ingersoll Lockwood's nearly forgotten Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey blends science fiction and fantasy in a story told by Little Baron Trump, an aristocratic boy who sets out from Castle Trump to discover the World Within a World that he read about in a 15th-century manuscript of the "celebrated thinker and philosopher", the learned Spaniard Don Fum.

Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood was published in 1893. The novel recounts the adventures of the German boy Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian von Troomp, who goes by the name "Baron Trump", and his dog Bulger, as they discover fantastic underground civilizations, offend the natives, escape from their involvements, and repeat this pattern until arriving back home at Castle Trump. The novel was part of a trend in American children's literature that responded to the demand for fantastic adventure stories created by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

Hörspiel, Lesung, Oper, Gesang: So abwechslungs- und facettenreich E. T. A. Hoffmanns Sammlung ist, so vielseitig ist die grandiose Umsetzung durch Klaus Buhlert. Eigens komponierte Musik und die herausragenden Sprecher machen die phantastischen Erzählungen zum Hörspiel-Ereignis für Groß und Klein. Enthält: "Der Einsiedler Serapion", "Rat Krespel", "Das Fräulein von Scuderi", "Nussknacker und Mausekönig", "Eine Spukgeschichte", "Der Baron von B.", "Die Bergwerke zu Falun", "Der Artushof", "Die Automate", "Nachricht aus dem Leben eines bekannten Mannes", "Signor Formica" und "Die Königsbraut"

Wer sich am eigenen Haarschopf aus dem Sumpf ziehen und auf einer Kanonenkugel reiten kann, der hat noch einiges mehr zu berichten. Der Lügenbaron Münchhausen erzählt von seinen fantastischen Reisen über die Kontinente...

Baron Münchhausen wird auch der Lügenbaron genannt. Warum? Weil er die Erzählungen über seine Abenteuer immer etwas ausschmückte. Gottfried August Bürger hat die Abenteuer des Barons niedergeschrieben, und auch heutzutage erfreuen sich Leser*innen noch an den wahnwitzigen Geschichten. Mit Spannung, Witz und Abenteuer bleiben die Geschichten noch lange im Gedächtnis.

The Baron of Grogswig abandons his riotous ways of carousal and gaiety, and settles down - only to discover that simple domesticity is not the peaceful life he had envisioned. But, just when the Baron feels he can't take it any more, an unexpected visitor changes everything.

Da sitzt der Baron Münchhausen also in einer Gastwirtschaft, ohne Geld für Speis und Trank, aber den Kopf voller Flausen. Und so tischt er seinem Publikum eine Geschichte nach der anderen auf. Natürlich ist nicht eines seiner halsbrecherischen Abenteuer geflunkert. Auf der Kanonenkugel ins feindliche Lager reiten? Kein Problem. Sich an den eigenen Haaren aus dem Sumpf ziehen? Mit links. Zum Mond klettern und wieder abseilen? Klar doch!

Paul Clifford is the story of a man who leads a dual life; he is both a criminal and a wealthy gentleman. The novel is best known for its opening sentence, often parodied: "It was a dark and stormy night."

Prikljuchenija barona Mjunghauzena - udivitel'no pravdivye rasskazy o neobyknovennyh prikljuchenijah vydumshhika i vesel'chaka barona Mjunhgauzena. Polet na jadre, olen' s vishnevym derevom mezhdu rogami, naiznanku vyvernutyj volk, vsadnik, vytjanuvshij sebja iz bolota za volosy i mnogie drugie prikljuchenija ljubimogo geroja.

Wenn der Schnee bis zur Kirchturmspitze reicht, Enten sich wie Perlen auf eine Angelschnur reihen lassen, ein Kirschbaum aus der Stirn eines Hirsches wächst, ein Bär durch zwei Flintsteine explodiert, sich ein Hund die Beine unter dem Leib abläuft, ein Pferd sein Hinterteil verliert und doch wieder zurückbekommt und sich der Held an seinem eigenen Schopf aus dem Sumpf zieht, kann dieser Held natürlich nur Baron von Münchhausen sein!

Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Baron Münchhausen erfreuen seit Generationen Jung und Alt. Ob der Baron nun ein Pferd an einem Kirchturm festbindet, sich an seinem eigenen Zopfe aus dem Sumpf zieht...

Winter 1915, Erster Weltkrieg: Der junge österreichische Leutnant Baron Bagge wird bei einem Aufklärungsritt an die russische Front in ein Gefecht verwickelt und verletzt, kann aber eine nahe gelegene ungarische Garnisonsstadt noch erreichen, wo er freundlich aufgenommen wird und schließlich sogar heiratet. Doch gestaltet sich das Leben in dem vom Krieg scheinbar völlig unberührten Städtchen zunehmend rätselhaft - bis Bagge sich plötzlich dort wiederfindet, wo das Gefecht eingangs stattgefunden hat.

Der junge Baron Bagge wird im Winter 1915 von einem Schuß getroffen und verliert sich in einem Zustand zwischen Vision und Realität...

"The Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia", or the "Startling adventures of Baron Munchausen", is one of the funniest texts ever written. It relates the exploits of a grandiloquent figure, in a series of absurd, impossible and extravagant feats. It is a charming tale of dreamlike adventures, a powerful satire and a personal attack, as it was meant to mock a real Baron known for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career during the Russo-Turkish war. The adventures of the Baron will have you roar with laughter and unleash your imagination as you witness his cannonball ride or travels to the moon.