First Men on the Moon, The(Penguin Classics)|报价￥96.10|图书,进口原版,Literature & Fiction 文学/小说,Classics 名著,H.G. Wells

品牌：H.G. Wells

基本信息

·出版社：Penguin Classics

·页码：256 页码

·出版日：2005年

·ISBN：0141441089

·条码：9780141441085

·装帧：平装

·英语：英语

·丛书名：Penguin Classics

内容简介

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When penniless businessman Mr. Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr. Cavor, an absentminded 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. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find—a world of freezing nights, boiling days, and sinister alien life, in which they may be trapped forever.

-First time in Penguin Classics

-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, suggestions for further reading, and detailed notes

作者简介

HG Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper's apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T H Huxley. He was awarded a first-class honours degree in biology and resumed teaching but had to retire after a kick from an ill-natured pupil afflicted his kidneys. He worked in poverty in London as a crammer while experimenting in journalism and stories. It was with The Time Machine (1895) that he had his real breakthrough.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.

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From AudioFile

Nimoy and de Lancie, founders of Alien Voices, take the leads in this dramatization of H.G. Wells's science-fiction classic. William Shatner puts in a cameo as king of the ant people who live below the lunar surface and who are discovered by a crackpot British scientist and his next-door neighbor. De Lancie once told this reviewer he and Nimoy founded Alien Voices largely to have fun. This they do to the delight of listeners (though perhaps to the chagrin of Wells's ghost). Whatever the production lacks in finesse, it more than makes up for in sheer verve. This is particularly enticing bait to lure younger listeners away from the boob tube. Y.R. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

The Denver PostLean back, close your eyes, and have fun.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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