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The First Men in the Moon

First published
1901
Pages
193

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  1. Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne

    36:53

  2. The First Making of Cavorite

    17:22

  3. The Building of the sphere

    18:02

  4. Inside the Sphere

    9:05

  5. The Journey to the Moon

    13:19

  6. The Landing on the Moon

    9:35

  7. Sunrise on the Moon.

    11:23

  8. A Lunar Morning.

    9:23

  9. Prospecting Begins.

    19:56

  10. Lost Men in the Moon

    12:07

  11. The Mooncalf Pastures

    23:35

  12. The Selenite's Face

    10:14

  13. Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions

    16:23

  14. Experiments in intercourse

    12:15

  15. The Giddy Bridge

    23:24

  16. Points of View

    17:18

  17. The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers

    22:21

  18. In the Sunlight

    19:23

  19. Mr. Bedford Alone

    24:35

  20. Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space

    17:00

  21. Mr. Bedford at Littlestone

    31:59

  22. The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee

    8:57

  23. An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor

    17:56

  24. The Natural History of the Selenites

    40:10

  25. The Grand Lunar

    35:35

  26. The Last Message Cavor Sent to the Earth

    4:34

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An impoverished businessman and an eccentric scientist build a sphere coated in an anti-gravity material and journey to the Moon, where they discover a honeycombed world beneath the surface inhabited by the insect-like Selenites. Wells blends thrilling adventure with sharp social satire, using the rigidly organized lunar society to hold a mirror to humanity's own divisions. Inventive and prophetic, the novel imagines lunar exploration decades before it happened, complete with speculation about the Moon's atmosphere and life. Gripping and idea-rich, The First Men in the Moon is a landmark of science fiction, combining Wells's storytelling flair with his restless curiosity about science, society, and the future.

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H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.

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Book facts

First published
1901
Reading time
About 5 hours
Pages
193
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Mark F. Smith