The First Men in the Moon: Classic Sci-Fiction Tale of Space Flight to the Moon, from H.G. Wells

"The First Men in the Moon' is a science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells, published in 1901, a tale of space travel to the moon. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic. Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortu...