The First Men in the Moon.

James, Simon J.

Abstract

At the village of Lympne, on the south coast of England, the failed playwright Mr Bedford meets the brilliant inventor Mr Cavor, and together they invade the moon. The First Men in the Moon is both an inspired and imaginative fantasy of space travel and alien life, and a satire of turn-of-the-century Britain and of utopian dreams of a wholly ordered and rational society. This edition examines the book as pivotal in the development of Wells's career, as it both foreshadows and satirises Wells's own imaginings of a perfected and centrally organised society.

Citation

James, S. J. (2017). The First Men in the Moon

• Book Type: Scholarly Edition
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Jan 12, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Deposit Date: Apr 10, 2017
• Publisher URL: https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/the-first-men-in-the-moon-9780198705048?cc=gb&lang=en&