First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells
First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells
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Synopsis

In this exciting adaptation of the novel by H.G.Wells set in 1900, we join the eccentric professor Cavor (Sir Donald Sinden) and the rakish free loading Charles Bedford (James Bolam) on their extraordinary journey to the moon in a huge metal sphere resplendent with drape curtains, gentleman’s arm chairs and brass fittings.

Once upon the moon’s surface they discover more than they bargained for - within the centre of the moon there is life! Taken prisoner by the calculating Selenites, our heroes and their crew are soon subjected to mind experiments and terror. Responding as they only know how, with violence, only one of our space travellers will return to earth!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on August 01, 2024

Social commentary and great adventure! Mr Bedford, a recently bankrupt Victorian gentleman has retired to the English countryside to recover his spirit and write a play. He meets Dr Cavor, an eccentric, quaintly comical scientific genius researching the preparation of a compound he calls "Cavorite" t......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 30, 2025

The first thing to notice with regard to this 1901 science-fiction novel by H.G. Wells is the great author’s peculiar choice of prepositions. “The First Men in the Moon” – not on, but in. This phraseology, of course, goes against the way we of the modern world would ordinarily talk about a trip to t......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 26, 2023

We will be doing an episode of The Literary Life Podcast On this surprising influence on CS Lewis’s space trilogy. Quite an easy and fun read.......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on October 21, 2022

A businessman and an eccentric scientist shoot themselves to the moon, where they encounter an insect-like alien species that lives beneath the surface. The science might be outdated but both the entertainment factor and the important message it tries to deliver still very much stand to this day.......more