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Niels Klims Journey under the Ground

Niels Klims Journey under the Ground

By: Ludvig Baron Holberg
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Niels Klims Underground Travels, originally written in Latin as Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741), is a captivating satirical science-fiction and fantasy novel by Ludvig Holberg, a notable Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist from Bergen, Norway. This work, his sole novel, offers a unique glimpse into a utopian society through the eyes of an outsider, cleverly critiquing various cultural and social issues, including morality, science, sexual equality, religion, governance, and philosophy. (Summary by Wikipedia)Copyright International Ambient Sounds Science Fiction Social Sciences
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  • 017 - Chapter XVI - The Author's Return to His Father-Land and the End of the Fifth Monarchy

    017 - Chapter XVI - The Author's Return to His Father-Land and the End of the Fifth Monarchy
    Jan 17 2026
    Niels Klims Underground Travels, originally written in Latin as Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741), is a captivating satirical science-fiction and fantasy novel by Ludvig Holberg, a notable Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist from Bergen, Norway. This work, his sole novel, offers a unique glimpse into a utopian society through the eyes of an outsider, cleverly critiquing various cultural and social issues, including morality, science, sexual equality, religion, governance, and philosophy. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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    10 mins
  • 016 - Chapter XV - A Sudden Change in the Fortunes of the Author

    016 - Chapter XV - A Sudden Change in the Fortunes of the Author
    Jan 17 2026
    Niels Klims Underground Travels, originally written in Latin as Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741), is a captivating satirical science-fiction and fantasy novel by Ludvig Holberg, a notable Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist from Bergen, Norway. This work, his sole novel, offers a unique glimpse into a utopian society through the eyes of an outsider, cleverly critiquing various cultural and social issues, including morality, science, sexual equality, religion, governance, and philosophy. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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    11 mins
  • 015 - Chapter XIV - The Author Becomes a Monarch Under The Ground

    015 - Chapter XIV - The Author Becomes a Monarch Under The Ground
    Jan 17 2026
    Niels Klims Underground Travels, originally written in Latin as Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741), is a captivating satirical science-fiction and fantasy novel by Ludvig Holberg, a notable Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist from Bergen, Norway. This work, his sole novel, offers a unique glimpse into a utopian society through the eyes of an outsider, cleverly critiquing various cultural and social issues, including morality, science, sexual equality, religion, governance, and philosophy. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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    6 mins
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