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Fieux de Mouhy, Charles de

(1701-1784) French journalist, playwright and author, whose name has also been given as Charles de Fieux, Chevalier de Mouhy, and whose surname has been variously registered as de Fieux de Mouhy, de Mouhy, Fieux, le Chevalier de Mouhy, or Mouhy. He is of Proto SF interest for Lamekis [for subtitle see Checklist below] (1737 4vols; trans Michael Shreve 2011), a complex tale involving Fantastic Voyages, with stays in Underground regions, one of them definable as a Hollow Earth whose inhabitants take the shape of worms. The protagonist, an Egyptian named Lamekis, occasionally accosts the author meta-textually, accusing him of inaccuracies and incompetence. [JC]

Charles de Fieux de Mouhy

born Metz, France: 9 May 1701

died Paris: 29 February 1784

works (highly selected)

• Lamekis, ou Les voyages extraordinaires d'un Egyptien dans la Terre intérieure, avec La découverte de L'Isle des Sylphides ["Lamekis; or, The Extraordinary Adventures of an Egyptian in the Inner Earth, with the Discovery of the Island of the Sylphides"] (Paris: Chez Poilly, 1737) [full text published as eight parts in four volumes: it is possible all eight parts were published separately 1735-1737: but exact provenance and date for each volume is insecure: title is sometimes given as Lamékis: binding unknown/]
  • Lamekis (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2011) [trans by Michael Shreve of the above: pb/Ladrönn]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 03:28 am on 12 May 2026.
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