The First Men in the Moon (Penguin Classics)

When penniless businessman Mr. Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr. Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity.

Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford that the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon.

Motivations and the Expedition

• Bedford, driven by his desire for money.
• Cavor, fueled by his pursuit of knowledge.

Together, they embark on an extraordinary expedition to the moon.

A World Beyond Imagination

But neither are prepared for what they find:

• Freezing nights and boiling days.
• Sinister alien life.
• The terrifying possibility that they may be trapped forever.