The First Men in the Moon

Description

The tale recounts to the narrative of an excursion to the moon by the impecunious financial specialist Mr Bedford and the splendid however whimsical researcher Dr Cavor. On appearance, Bedford and Cavor discover the moon possessed by a race of moon-people the two call “Selenites.” The tale can likewise be perused as a scrutinize of winning political sentiments from the turn of the century, especially of colonialism.

Book Excerpt

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