Thebookincludesall12illustrationsfromthefirstEditionandabeautifulcoverwithanimagefromthe1902FrenchmovieLevoyagedanslalune.TheFirstMenintheMoonisascientificromancebytheEnglishauthorH.G.Wells,firstpublishedinhardcoverin1901.ThenoveltellsthestoryofajourneytotheMoonundertakenbythetwoprotagonists,abusinessmannarrator,Mr.Bedford,andaneccentricscientist,Mr.Cavor.BedfordandCavordiscoverthattheMoonisinhabitedbyasophisticatedextraterrestrialcivilizationofinsect-likecreaturestheycall“Selenites“.
