The First Men in the Moon

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The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows two Englishmen who travel to the Moon and encounter an underground civilization of insect-like beings called Selenites.

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science fiction novel
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author Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells
containsCharacter Grand Lunar
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts underground lunar civilization
describes anti-gravity material
featuresSpecies Selenites
featuresTechnology Cavorite
firstPublicationFormat serial
firstPublishedIn The Strand Magazine
followedBy The Sea Lady
genre science fiction
scientific romance
hasInfluenceOn British science fiction
depictions of the Moon in fiction
hasTheme capitalism
contact with extraterrestrial life
imperialism
scientific experimentation
social organization
space travel
influenced later lunar fiction
language English
literaryMovement Edwardian literature
early science fiction
mainCharacter Dr. Cavor
Mr. Bedford
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
narrator Mr. Bedford
notableFor early depiction of space travel using anti-gravity
portrayal of insect-like lunar inhabitants
originalLanguage English
partOf Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells bibliography
precededBy Love and Mr. Lewisham
protagonist Dr. Cavor
Mr. Bedford
publicationDate 1901
publisher George Newnes
setting England
Moon
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
workLocationOfAuthor England

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The First Men in the Moon adaptedAs The First Men in the Moon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The First Men in the Moon (1919 film)
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this entity surface form: First Men in the Moon (1964 film)
The First Men in the Moon adaptedAs The First Men in the Moon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The First Men in the Moon (2010 film)
Dr. Cavor appearsIn The First Men in the Moon
Cavorite fictionalUniverse The First Men in the Moon
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Dr. Cavor fictionalUniverse The First Men in the Moon
this entity surface form: The First Men in the Moon universe
Dr. Cavor firstAppearance The First Men in the Moon
Herbert George Wells notableWork The First Men in the Moon