Project Gutenberg 2004-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 94 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula The Moon-Voyage Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. From The Earth To The Moon -- Round The Moon. Produced by Norm Wolcott, Gregory Margo and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Moon-Voyage" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel written during the late 19th century. This adventurous tale revolves around a group of American artillery enthusiasts from the Gun Club, particularly the ambitious Impey Barbicane, who propose a daring plan to send a projectile to the moon using innovative ballistic technology. Following the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, the Gun Club seeks a grand experiment to reignite their passion for invention, leading to Barbicane's audacious proposal of lunar exploration. The opening of the novel introduces the Gun Club, highlighting the prowess of its members in ballistics and weaponry during a time of war. The narrative describes their discontent after the war ends and they find themselves faced with peace and inactivity. Barbicane, feeling the urge for a new enterprise, captivates his colleagues with a visionary idea: to send a cannonball to the moon. This idea electrifies the assembly and sparks heated discussions regarding its feasibility. As excitement builds, the story sets the stage for a unique scientific quest, showcasing themes of ambition, ingenuity, and the human desire to conquer the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Manned space flight -- Fiction PQ Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 736567 736557 2024-10-06T05:13:43.178911 2023-10-06T07:02:36.182083 text/html text/html 736560 736550 2024-10-06T05:13:43.517896 2023-10-06T07:02:36.419114 text/html text/html 329184 2024-10-06T05:13:53.757890 application/epub+zip 341426 2024-10-06T05:13:45.706880 application/epub+zip 341426 2024-10-06T05:13:44.373906 application/epub+zip 619172 2024-10-06T05:14:00.357824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559473 2024-10-06T05:13:52.849851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536708 2022-09-06T23:06:00.285508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664999 665036 2024-10-06T05:13:42.521887 2023-10-06T07:02:35.692058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 645249 2024-09-09T16:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19913 2024-10-06T05:14:00.500816 application/rdf+xml 13122 2024-10-06T05:13:44.923887 image/jpeg 3357 2024-10-06T05:13:44.639913 image/jpeg 325416 2024-10-06T05:13:43.573896 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 fr.wikipedia pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia