The Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866-1946 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells is a scientific romance serialized from 1900 to 1901. When businessman Mr. Bedford meets eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor, they build a spacecraft using a gravity-blocking substance to reach the Moon in search of mineral wealth. There they discover a sophisticated underground civilization of insect-like creatures called Selenites, whose rigidly hierarchical society serves as sharp social satire. The adventure combines thrilling action with dystopian commentary on specialization and collectivism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Men_in_the_Moon Release date is 2004-10-20 Barry Haworth Original publication data not identified Science fiction Satire Utopias -- Fiction Imperialism -- Fiction Utopian fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1013 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1013 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133039.0 1013