First Men in the Moon, The

By Wells, H. G.

Book Id: WPLBN0002952582
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File Size: 231.85 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	First Men in the Moon, The
Author:	Wells, H. G.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Adventure, Science fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, First Men in the Moon, The
Historic Publication Date:	1901
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago G. Well, B. H. (1901). First Men in the Moon, The. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Britain won the Moon Race! Decades before Neal Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind two intrepid adventurers from Lympne, England, journeyed there using not a rocket, but an antigravity coating.Mr. Bedford, who narrates the tale, tells of how he fell in with eccentric inventor Mr. Cavor, grew to believe in his researches, helped him build a sphere for traveling in space, and then partnered with him in an expedition to the Moon.What they found was fantastic! There was not only air and water, but the Moon was honeycombed with caverns and tunnels in which lived an advanced civilization of insect-like beings. While Bedford is frightened by them and bolts home, Cavor stays and is treated with great respect.So why didn't Armstrong and later astronauts find the evidence of all this? Well, according to broadcasts by Cavor over the newly-discovered radio technology, he told the Selenites too much about mankind, and apparently, they removed the welcome mat! (Summary by Mark)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Adventure, Science fiction, Teen/Young adult