The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells
"The First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells is a scientific romance serialized from 1900 to 1901. When businessman Mr. Bedford meets eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor, they build a spacecraft using a gravity-blocking substance to reach the Moon in search of mineral wealth. There they discover a sophisticated underground civilization of insect-like creatures called Selenites, whose rigidly hierarchical society serves as sharp social satire. The adventure combines thrilling action with
dystopian commentary on specialization and collectivism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
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| Title | The First Men in the Moon |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Men_in_the_Moon |
| Credits | Barry Haworth |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Utopias -- Fiction |
| Subject | Imperialism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Utopian fiction |
| Subject | Space flight to the moon -- Fiction |
| Subject | Moon -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1013 |
| Release Date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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