The First Men in the Moon

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The First Men in the Moon

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

EN·~6 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total

The First Menin the Moon

0:30

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:38

IMR. BEDFORD MEETS MR. CAVOR AT LYMPNE

30:56

IITHE FIRST MAKING OF CAVORITE

15:00

IIITHE BUILDING OF THE SPHERE

14:09

IVINSIDE THE SPHERE

7:00

VTHE JOURNEY TO THE MOON

10:07

VITHE LANDING ON THE MOON

7:30

VIISUNRISE ON THE MOON

9:00

VIIIA LUNAR MORNING

7:32

Description

A weary London clerk named Bedford finds his routine shattered when he meets the eccentric inventor Mr. Cavor, whose revolutionary anti‑gravity material promises to lift objects—perhaps even a whole vessel—off the Earth. Drawn by curiosity and a string of personal mishaps, Bedford reluctantly joins Cavor’s daring experiment, setting aside his modest plans for a chance at something extraordinary.

The two men launch in a modest craft powered by Cavorite, soaring beyond the clouds and into the silent vacuum of space. As the Moon looms into view, they confront an alien landscape of strange light and unfamiliar sounds, hinting at hidden societies beneath its powdery surface. Their first steps on the lunar terrain reveal a world both beautiful and unsettling, sparking wonder and a sense of fragile adventure that will test their resolve long before any final conclusions are reached.

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en

Duration

~6 hours (378K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Release date

2016-07-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

1866–1946

Best known for classics like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, this pioneering English writer helped shape modern science fiction while also writing history, politics, and social commentary. His stories still feel lively because they mix big ideas with clear, gripping storytelling.

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