The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Other Fantastic Stories

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was written around the tenth century AD, and tells of an extraterrestrial girl found in a bamboo field. This story is the earliest known tale of aliens visiting Earth. This collection contains a number of early science fiction tales, including:-- The Dream of Scipio by Cicero -- True History by Lucian of Samosata -- Urashima Taro -- The Ebony Horse -- The City of Brass -- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter -- Micromegas by Voltaire.