{"product_id":"the-first-men-in-the-moon-a-critical-text-of-the-1901-london-first-edition-with-an-introduction-and-appendices-9780786468744","title":"The First Men in the Moon: A Critical Text of the 1901 London First Edition, with an Introduction and Appendices","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe First Men in the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is the last in a series of \"scientific romances\" begun by Wells with \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine.\u003c\/i\u003e In the opinion of many, it is also the last in a series of pessimistic and anti-utopian novels before Wells took up the tone of an optimistic and utopian social prophet with \u003ci\u003eAnticipations.\u003c\/i\u003e The present critical edition of \u003ci\u003eFirst Men\u003c\/i\u003e questions that opinion. The lunar utopia described is far from a satire on the industrial order as many critics claim, but in historical context is instead related to the international scientific management movement, stemming from the Saint-Simonian school of socialism. This critical edition shows how \u003ci\u003eFirst Men\u003c\/i\u003e consciously builds on the whole literary tradition of moon voyages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46865547264151,"sku":"9780786468744","price":2853.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786468744.webp?v=1769978787","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-first-men-in-the-moon-a-critical-text-of-the-1901-london-first-edition-with-an-introduction-and-appendices-9780786468744","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}