The First Men In The Moon
$20.33
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2017
Summary
As we saw it first it was the wildest and most desolate of scenes. We were in an enormous amphitheatre, a vast circular plain, the floor of the giant crater. Its cliff-like wall closed us in on every side …
Thanks to the discovery of an anti-gravity metal, Cavorite, two Victorian Englishmen decide to tackle the most prestigious goal - space travel. They construct a sphere that will ultimately take them to the moon. On landing, they encounter what seems like an utterly barren landscape…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473218000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473218004 |
| Author: | H.G. Wells |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 199g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 22mm |
| Series: | S.F. MASTERWORKS |
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A classic study of scientific hubris brought to destruction– THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION
Wells’s scientific romances were works of art with unique relevance for our times
A classic study of scientific hubris brought to destruction - THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTIONThe Prospero of all the brave new worlds of the mind, and the Shakespeare of science fictionAbout The Author
H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper’s apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T. H. Huxley. He was awarded a first-class honours degree in biology and resumed teaching but had to retire after a kick from an ill-natured pupil afflicted his kidneys. He worked in poverty in London as a crammer while experimenting in journalism and stories. It was with THE TIME MACHINE (1895) that he had his real breakthrough.
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