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Un autre monde was published in 1844 by parisian editor Henri Fournier. French illustrator and caricaturist Grandville was its creator and illustrator, and the texts were written by Taxile Delord.

Description

From the Charivari, 21st of July 1843.

Context

Between 1830 and 1835, Grandville contributed 122 lithographs to La Caricature, making him the magazine's most prolific contributor. This is how he became the most famous press caricaturist in France.

After the promulgation of the 9th September 1835 law that restricted freedom of press, he turned to book illustration.

In 1836, editor Henri Fournier asked Grandville to illustrate the Œuvres complètes de Béranger. He then asked him in to 1837 to illustrate "vignettes" for the La Fontaine's Fables. This allowed him to work with woodcut prints, a medium he didn't know very well at the time. The Fables were published in 1837 and became very popular : Fournier and Grandville's collaboration went on with Swift's Gulliver in 1838, and Defoe's Robinson Crusoé in 1840.

Principal themes

The quill and the pencil

La clé des champs.

Summary

Préface

The Pencil (illustrator) tells the Quill (writer) that he wants to be free from her : he doesn't want to keep illustrating what she does. He goes on an adventure and intends to illustrate his own discoveries.

Chapter 1

Dr Puff, Robert Macaire's nephew, decides to create Neo-Paganism, a new religion following the example of socialist utopias.

Chapter 2

Puff unites with two others "Neo-gods" : Krackq and Hahblle, to travel across the universe and put together a book. One will explore earth, the other will explore the sea and the third will explore the sky.

Chapter 3

Puff makes a concert with bronze vocalists and steam activated instruments, to satisfy an audience that enjoys blaring music.

Chapter 4

Puff makes an editor-in-chief (who owes him a favour) publish a flattering review than he wrote himself.

Chapter 5

Hahblle sees earth from his hot-air balloon.

Chapter 6

Hahblle is still flying.

Chapter 7

Puff finds a message in a bottle : it's from Krackq and it describes an underwater carnival he attended.

Chapter 8

Krackq's manuscript inspires Puff to sell "physiological disguises" for "neo-carnivals" that actually disclose the real identity of the person wearing them.

Chapter 9

Still in the sky, Hahblle arrives in the marionette kingdom where he attends a ballet.

Chapter 10

Puff writes Krackq a letter to inform him of a plant conspiracy to get rid of human domination.

Chapter 11

Excerpts of travel writings published by Puff, scenes from the 1st of April.

Chapter 12

Other excerpts of Puff's adventures, scenes in Longchamps.

Chapter 13

Hahblle meets some artists.

Chapter 14

Hahblle visits the local Louvre

Chapter 15

A marionette tells Hahblle that eclipses are due to the sun and the moon having lover quarrels.

Chapter 16

The marionette continues telling his own story

Chapters 17 ans 18

Krackq visits a zoo.

Chapter 19

Puff talks with a flower.

Chapter 20

Puff continues to gather elements to write a travel book. He experiments with different type of air transport

Chapter 21

Hahblle keeps traveling the skies and gives explanations for some celestial phenomena.

Chapter 22

Hahblle meets the ones that are responsible for the seasons changing.

Chapter 23

Puff visits an island in which people dress in the style of Louis XV's courtiers.

Chapter 24

Puff discovers islands where social differences are shown by size differences.

Chapter 25

Puff arrives in China where he meets progress partisans.

Chapter 26

Krackq arrives in a city inspired by Herculaneum.

Chapter 27

Hahblle runs into Cupid near the North Pole.

Chapter 28

Puff considers marrying, then changes his mind.

Chapter 29

Krackq dreams about visiting the Champs-Élysées and meeting famous persons there.

Chapter 30

Krackq's dream carries on, in hell.

Chapter 31

Puff marries Publicity.

Chapter 32

Hahblle has a dream caused by a potion given by Cupid.

Chapter 33

Krackq comes back to earth and discusses with Puff different forms of governments.

Chapter 34

Hahblle comes back to earth, the three "neo-gods" predict a new Flood.

Epilogue

The Pencil and the Quill end their journey and agree that the Other world is a masterpiece.

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