Dec 27, 2009

The First Men in the Moon | The First Men in the Moon

At a glance:

Author: H. G. Wells
First Published: 1901
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Science fiction—cosmic voyage
Time of Work: The early twentieth century
Setting: Lympne, a village in Kent, England; and the Moon
Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
Subjects: Twentieth century, Space flight or travel, Villages, England or English people, Moon or moons
Locales: Moon, Kent, England

The Plot

The story has two principal characters: Bedford, a bankrupt fortune hunter, and Cavor, an impractical scientist. They are neighbors in the village of Lympne. Throughout the novel, these two figures are contrasted and compared as the author makes satirical observations about humanity in general and utopian ideas in particular.

Cavor has invented a substance called Cavorite that neutralizes the effects of gravity. Bedford’s entrepreneurial greed senses an opportunity to make money. Before long, the pair are on their way to the Moon in a Cavorite sphere. The...

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The First Men in the Moon | The First Men in the Moon

At a glance:

The Plot

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