La Découverte Australe par un homme volant ou le dédale français
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La Découverte Australe par un homme volant, ou le Dédale Français (The Discovery of the Southern Continent by a Flying Man, or the French Daedalus) is a utopian novel by Nicolas-Edme Restif de la Bretonne, published in 1781.
The novel tells the story of Victorin, a young man who invents a pair of mechanical wings and flies to the Southern Continent, where he discovers a utopian society.
Restif presents a vision of a society based on reason, equality, and natural law.
The novel is also notable for its depiction of a number of unusual and fantastical creatures.
The novel tells the story of Victorin, a young man who invents a pair of mechanical wings and flies to the Southern Continent, where he discovers a utopian society.
Restif presents a vision of a society based on reason, equality, and natural law.
The novel is also notable for its depiction of a number of unusual and fantastical creatures.
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