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Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground

Gelesen von Alan Winterrowd

(4,55 Sterne; 10 Bewertungen)

Niels Klim's Underground Travels, originally published in Latin as "Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum" (1741) is a satirical science-fiction/fantasy novel written by Ludvig Holberg, a Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist, born in Bergen, Norway. It was his first and only novel. It describes a utopian society from an outsider's point of view, and often pokes fun at diverse cultural and social topics such as moral, science, sexual equality, religion, governments, and philosophy. (Summary by Wikipedia) (3 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Introduction and Apologetic Preface

15:42

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Chapter I - The Author's Descent to the Abyss

9:40

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Chapter II - The Author's Arrival at the Planet Nazar

12:11

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Chapter III - Description of the Town Keba

5:53

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Chapter IV - The Royal Court of Potu

5:43

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Chapter V - The Kingdom of Potu and Its Inhabitants

3:52

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Chapter VI - The Religion of the Potuans

3:17

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Chapter VII - The Potuan Constitution

6:01

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Chapter VIII - The Academies of Potu

6:00

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Chapter IX - The Journey Around the Planet Nazar

42:03

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Chapter X - The Voyage to the Firmament

27:03

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Chapter XI - The Voyage to the Land-of-Wonders

20:09

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Chapter XII - The Author's Arrival in Quama

10:28

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Chapter XIII - The Beginning of the Fifth Monarchy

35:38

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Chapter XIV - The Author Becomes a Monarch Under The Ground

6:03

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Chapter XV - A Sudden Change in the Fortunes of the Author

11:03

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Chapter XVI - The Author's Return to His Father-Land, and the End of the Fifth …

10:04

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Bewertungen

I love this man and I love this book

(5 Sterne)

He is one of the greatest authours that ever lived!

Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground

(5 Sterne)

Well read, and, fun to listen - recommended. Thanks!

Nicely done

(5 Sterne)

I enjoyed the reading and the story very much

Moderately interesting

(2,5 Sterne)

Well read, but otherwise mediocre. Also, inexplicably, the author chose to insert brief (fortunately) but regular bits of poetry. I cannot stand poetry and I am dumbfounded as to why the author felt this necessary or somehow beneficial. This is not an author that I would pursue further.