Project Gutenberg 2004-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 427 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George The First Men in the Moon Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Satire Utopias -- Fiction Imperialism -- Fiction Utopian fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction PR Text Science Fiction Movie Books Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 437408 2025-07-01T08:02:04.595020 text/html 429784 2024-09-03T16:47:03 text/html 405332 2025-07-01T08:02:09.570953 application/epub+zip 405685 2025-07-01T08:02:05.257998 application/epub+zip 264024 2025-07-01T08:02:04.916970 application/epub+zip 513831 2025-07-01T08:02:13.207949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487576 2025-07-01T08:02:09.169030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346204 2022-09-01T09:13:51.139714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414101 2025-07-01T08:02:04.200023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394372 2024-09-03T16:47:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18522 2025-07-01T08:02:13.388931 application/rdf+xml 14898 2025-07-01T08:02:05.016975 image/jpeg 2353 2025-07-01T08:02:04.965991 image/jpeg 520901 2025-07-01T08:02:04.633003 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia