The First Men in the Moon (Penguin Classics)

-

ISBN 10: 0141441089 / ISBN 13: 9780141441085

Editore: -, 2005

The First Men in the Moon (Penguin Classics) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Codice articolo 7719-9780141441085

Riassunto:

Quando l'uomo d'affari senza un soldo, il signor Bedford, si ritira sulla costa del Kent per scrivere un'opera teatrale, incontra per caso il brillante dottor Cavor, uno scienziato distratto sul punto di sviluppare un materiale che blocca la gravità. Cavor riesce presto nei suoi esperimenti, solo per dire a uno sbalordito Bedford che l'invenzione rende possibile uno dei sogni più antichi dell'umanità: un viaggio sulla luna. Con Bedford motivato dal denaro e Cavor dal desiderio di conoscenza, i due si imbarcano nella spedizione. Ma nessuno dei due è preparato per ciò che trovano: un mondo di notti gelide, giorni bollenti e sinistra vita aliena, in cui potrebbero rimanere intrappolati per sempre.

Informazioni sull?autore: H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

China Mieville has won the Arthur C. Clarke and British Fantasy Awards for his science fiction.

Patrick Parrinder has written on H.G. Wells, science fiction, James Joyce and the history of the English novel. Since 1986 he has been Professor of English at the University of Reading.

Steven McLean is Secretary of the H.G. Wells Society. He recently completed his PhD on H.G. Wells at the University of Sheffield.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: The First Men in the Moon (Penguin Classics)
Casa editrice: -
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good