The Man in the Moon; or, Travels into the Lunar Regions

TitleThe Man in the Moon; or, Travels into the Lunar Regions
Year for Search1783
Authors[Thomson], [William](1746-1817)
Tertiary AuthorsMan of the People, The [pseud.]
Volume / Edition2 vols.
Date Published1783
PublisherPtd. for J. Murray
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author, Scottish author
Annotation

The Man of the People is Charles James Fox (1749-1806). Mostly famous people living on the moon after death. Some minor eutopian parts, including a convent of women.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in Modern British Utopias 1700-1850. Ed. Gregory Claeys. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 1997), 4: 121-215.

Pseudonym

By the Man of the People [pseud.].

Holding Institutions

L, VUW

Author Note

The author(1746-1817)  was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788.

Full Text

1783 [Thomson, William] (1746-1817). The Man in the Moon; or, Travels into the Lunar Regions, By the Man of the People [pseud.]. 2 vols. London: Ptd. for J. Murray. Rpt. in Modern British Utopias 1700-1850. Ed. Gregory Claeys. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 1997), 4: 121-215. L, PSt, VUW

The Man of the People is Charles James Fox (1749-1806). Mostly famous people living on the moon after death. Some minor eutopian parts, including a convent of women. The author was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788.