Rudolf Erich Raspe's famous 18th-century collection of satirical tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen , is in the public domain and available to read in full online. The stories follow the fantastical, exaggerated adventures of the titular Baron, featuring iconic moments like his trip to the moon and adventures involving animals.
You can read the complete text for free at Project Gutenberg 0.5.1 or Wikisource 0.5.22 . The Adventures of Baron Munchausen