The Man in the Moone

Perhaps the first science fiction tale written in the English language, "The Man in the Moone, " written by Francis Godwin, was an influential work first published in 1638.

In this fanciful tale the narrator, Domingo Gonsales, tells how he used a flock of birds to take him to the Moon. Here he discovers that the citizens of the Moon are Christians who live in a Utopian paradise.

In this version, edited for Firestone Books, the spelling and punctuation have been modernized, and some minor amendments have been made. A useful glossary explaining archaic and obscure words is also included.