The First Men in the Moon (Version 2)


Lu par Cliff Stone

(4.8 stars; 9 reviews)

The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford; and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilisation of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". - Summary by Cliff Stone (7 hr 19 min)

Chapitres

Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne 34:50 Lu par Cliff Stone
The First Making of Cavorite 16:57 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Building of the Sphere 16:35 Lu par Cliff Stone
Inside the Sphere 8:11 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Journey to the Moon 11:45 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Landing on the Moon 8:31 Lu par Cliff Stone
Sunrise on the Moon 10:17 Lu par Cliff Stone
A Lunar Morning 8:29 Lu par Cliff Stone
Prospecting Begins 17:58 Lu par Cliff Stone
Lost Men in the Moon 10:36 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Mooncalf Pastures 22:03 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Selenite’s Face 9:00 Lu par Cliff Stone
Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions 14:24 Lu par Cliff Stone
Experiments in intercourse 11:06 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Giddy Bridge 21:15 Lu par Cliff Stone
Points of View 15:39 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers 21:22 Lu par Cliff Stone
In the Sunlight 18:34 Lu par Cliff Stone
Mr. Bedford Alone 22:51 Lu par Cliff Stone
Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space 14:52 Lu par Cliff Stone
Mr. Bedford at Littlestone 28:25 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee 7:52 Lu par Cliff Stone
An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor 15:43 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Natural History of the Selenites 36:53 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Grand Lunar 31:20 Lu par Cliff Stone
The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth 4:00 Lu par Cliff Stone

Critiques

A Wonderful Story


(4.5 stars)

Having never been introduced to the story by HG Wells, I found this reading quite delightful.

Best Version


(5 stars)

Great audiobook. Read through by the same narrator all the way though. Good pacing and voice.