The First Men in the Moon
by H. G. Wells
Publisher: George Newnes 1901
ISBN/ASIN: B0017VHZ54
Number of pages: 284
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H. G. Wells' THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, first published in 1901, describes a thrilling voyage and a moon of his own splendid imagination. It is a beautiful land, alive with vegetation. There are mooncalves on it, and then, as his intrepid explorers push on, even stranger creatures who threaten and terrify them and fill their days with adventure.
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