Project Gutenberg 2004-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 261 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George The First Men in the Moon Barry Haworth "The First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows Mr. Bedford, a somewhat unsuccessful playwright, who meets the eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor, who is working on a revolutionary new substance that could make them capable of traveling to the Moon. This chance encounter leads to an extraordinary adventure as they build a sphere intended for lunar exploration, grappling with both the technical challenges of their invention and the existential dilemmas of venturing far from home. The opening of the book sets the stage for these remarkable developments, introducing us to Bedford and his desire for solitude as he works on a play in Lympne, England. Instead, he finds himself increasingly distracted by the bizarre antics of Cavor, who, upon their meeting, reveals his obsession with creating a substance known as Cavorite. Throughout the beginning, we witness the evolution of their relationship from mere annoyance to collaboration, as Cavor shares his ambitious plans to construct a vehicle for space travel. The narrative hints at the potential dangers and wonders of their journey while immersing the reader in their preparations and aspirations, foreshadowing the adventures that will follow once they reach the Moon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Satire Utopias -- Fiction Imperialism -- Fiction Utopian fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction PR Text Science Fiction Movie Books Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 437266 437510 2024-09-03T18:00:11.248329 2023-10-01T07:34:37.606999 text/html text/html 429784 2024-09-03T16:47:03 text/html 405165 2024-09-03T18:00:30.513219 application/epub+zip 405707 2024-09-03T18:00:19.706299 application/epub+zip 264047 2024-09-03T18:00:14.375344 application/epub+zip 513917 2024-09-03T18:00:39.519188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487576 2024-09-03T18:00:30.185253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346204 2022-09-01T09:13:51.139714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414108 414112 2024-09-03T18:00:10.616367 2023-10-01T07:34:37.093005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394372 2024-09-03T16:47:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20117 2024-09-03T18:00:39.672144 application/rdf+xml 14898 2024-09-03T18:00:19.451280 image/jpeg 2353 2024-09-03T18:00:19.390269 image/jpeg 520880 2024-09-03T18:00:11.294282 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia