Project Gutenberg 2016-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 59 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Suomalainen, Samuli 1850 1907 S., Samuli Samuli S. The first men in the moon. Finnish Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa" by H.G. Wells is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Mr. Bedford, an aspiring playwright, who meets the eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor. Together, they embark on an extraordinary adventure that leads them to the moon, exploring themes of scientific discovery and human ambition. At the start of the book, Mr. Bedford reflects on how his life has taken unexpected turns, particularly after meeting Mr. Cavor in the quiet town of Lympne. Bedford’s initial intent to write a play is interrupted by Cavor’s peculiar behavior, which captures his curiosity. As the two men converse, Cavor reveals his groundbreaking research into a material that negates gravity, and the conversation inadvertently sparks the idea of constructing a vessel to travel to the moon. Both characters become increasingly fascinated by the implications of this scientific endeavor, setting the stage for their adventurous journey into the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Science fiction Satire Utopias -- Fiction Imperialism -- Fiction Utopian fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 512266 512181 2024-09-21T17:47:49.402158 2023-09-22T14:14:10.314906 text/html text/html 512259 512174 2024-09-21T17:47:49.705134 2023-09-22T14:14:10.526928 text/html text/html 264360 2024-09-21T17:47:59.066060 application/epub+zip 271178 2024-09-21T17:47:53.217125 application/epub+zip 261380 2024-09-21T17:47:51.874241 application/epub+zip 522094 2024-09-21T17:48:03.510073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488813 2024-09-21T17:47:58.088106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444429 2022-09-23T21:18:49.784986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466466 466433 2024-09-21T17:47:48.938132 2023-09-22T14:14:09.976931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 443905 2016-06-18T06:08:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174057 2016-06-18T06:08:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20120 2024-09-21T17:48:03.653033 application/rdf+xml 15967 2024-09-21T17:47:52.423099 image/jpeg 4181 2024-09-21T17:47:52.145108 image/jpeg 262713 2024-09-21T17:47:49.752155 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 fi.wikipedia