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The narrator travels to the Moon through the means of the titular "consolidator" – a chariot with two feathered winged creatures.
| Author | Daniel Defoe |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Consolidator or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | W. Taylor |
Publication date | 1705 |
The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon is a fictional adventure by Daniel Defoe published in 1705. [1] It is a satirical novel that mixes fantasy with political and social satire.
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The narrator travels to the Moon through the means of the titular "consolidator" – a chariot with two feathered winged creatures.
The novel is a political satire of the British political and society of Defoe's era. For example, each of the chariot's winged steeds represents a houses of parliament.
The chariot has also been described as one of the earliest spaceships (or airships) in known fiction. [2] : 69 [3] This, in addition to its portrayal of the Moon and the concept of space flight, resulted in the work being classified as one of the proto-SF works. [3] [4]
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