買書送人

試閱

EPUB

本書有DRM加密保護，需使用HyRead閱讀軟體開啟

試閱

The Balloon-Hoax = 報章記者的惡作劇
點閱：126

我要評分
作者： Edgar Allan Poe[原作] , 甦活中英文編輯所[編輯]
出版社：Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 甦活全球網路
出版年：2011[民100]
格式：EPUB

'The Balloon-Hoax' is the title now used for a newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844. Originally presented as a true story, it detailed European Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in only three days in a hot air balloon. It was later revealed as a hoax and the story was retracted two days later. Poe himself describes the enthusiasm his story had aroused: he claims that the Sun building was 'besieged' by people wanting copies of the newspaper. 'I never witnessed more intense excitement to get possession of a newspaper,' he wrote. The story's impact reflects on the period's infatuation with progress.