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The First Men in the Moon
- 238 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1901
- 114 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon.
With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.
Good for readers who want: a classic, science fiction, space travel, and a book they can read free online.
- Classics
- Science fiction
- Adventure
- Satire
- Interplanetary voyages
- Imperialism
- Moon
- Utopias
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