The First Men in the Moon (Annotated‪)‬

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance published in 1901 by the English writer H. G. Wells, who called it one of his "fantastic stories".  The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites".


This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  This book has also been annotated, with additional information about the story and its author, including an overview, plot, influence, adaptations, criticism, biographical and bibliographical information.