First Men In The Moon

H. G. Wells wrote a scientific romance titled The First Men in the Moon. It was a "great story," according to Wells. In the book, a businessman and an eccentric scientist set off on a mission to the moon. A London businessman who goes into seclusion in the country to compose a play serves as the narrator. In order to work quietly, Bedford hires a tiny cottage in the Kent town of Lympne. After two ...