The first men in the moon. By: H. G. Wells ( NOVEL ) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781542363402)

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance published in 1901 by the English author H. G. Wells, who called it one of his "fantastic stories". The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites.The narrator is a London businessman who withdraws to the countryside to write a play, by which he hopes to alleviate his financial problems. Bedford rents a small countryside house in Lympne, in Kent, where he wants to work in peace. He is bothered every afternoon, however, at precisely the same time, by a passer-by making odd noises. After two weeks Bedford accosts the man, who proves to be a reclusive physicist named Mr. Cavor. Bedford befriends Cavor when he learns he is developing a new material, cavorite, which can negate the force of gravity

Author: H. G. Wells
ISBN-10: 1542363403
ISBN-13: 9781542363402
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2017
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.27d