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THE ATHENAEUMThe First Men in the MoonH. G. Wells

Speculative

The First Men in the Moon(eBook #1013)

Wells sends human ambition beyond Earth and finds that another world reflects our own appetites back at us. The wonder and the warning travel together.
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Reading time: About 4 hr 35 min
Where to find it: The Selenite Reading Outpost, on the Moon
Edition: Project Gutenberg, eBook #1013. In the public domain in the United States.

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