![]() The notion that these two upper-class Englishmen are somehow suitable is laughable, considering what we now know about space travel. ![]() Though, I think the satirical undertones give me some kind of allowance. So, the first few chapters of this book made me laugh. Succeeding, they go to the moon, and encounter one or two problems that they did not exactly see coming… When Mr Bedford hears this, the businessman inside awakens, and convinces Cavor to pursue the project, so they might be able to make money from it. There, he meets Mr Cavor, the ‘scientist next door’, who is working on a way to get to the moon. Mr Bedford, an upper-class English gentleman, down on his luck, has moved to the seaside to write a play. ![]() ![]() I was vaguely aware before I started this that Jules Verne and Wells had a debate as to what kind of science fiction was the best kind (keeping in mind that this was when science fiction was still new and shiny), with Verne believing that the science was the most important part, and Wells believing that the fiction was the most important part. I say that, and what I actually mean is, I like two other of his books. ![]() That’s pretty much the only reason I picked this book up. ![]()
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