The First Men in the Moon

By H. G. Wells
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Length7h 32m

About this audiobook

A daring journey to the moon reveals a subterranean world where a complex, insect-like society thrives under the rule of the Grand Lunar. The astronauts soon find themselves caught in a clash of civilizations, where their presence threatens the delicate, terrifying order of the Selenite world. This classic adventure probes the ethics of discovery and the dark side of human curiosity.

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Rating★★★★ 3.8 (25.1K)
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GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1I. Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
2II. The First Making of Cavorite
3III. The Building of the sphere
4IV. Inside the Sphere
5V. The Journey to the Moon
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6VI. The Landing on the Moon
7VII. Sunrise on the Moon
8VIII. A Lunar Morning
9IX. Prospecting Begins
10X. Lost Men in the Moon
11XI. The Mooncalf Pastures
12XII. The Selenite’s Face
13XIII. Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions
14XIV. Experiments in intercourse
15XV. The Giddy Bridge
16XVI. Points of View
17XVII. The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers
18XVIII. In the Sunlight
19XIX. Mr. Bedford Alone
20XX. Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space
21XXI. Mr. Bedford at Littlestone
22XXII. The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee
23XXIII. An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor
24XXIV. The Natural History of the Selenites
25XXV. The Grand Lunar
26XXVI. The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth
27IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER

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