David Lear

The Man in the Moone and Other Early Science Fiction Tales David Lear 1st edition

The Man in the Moone is perhaps the oldest work of science fiction in the English language, and tells of a man's visit to the lunar surface where he discovers a Utopian paradise. Other early science fiction tales in this collection include:-- The Dream of Scipio by Cicero -- True History by Lucian of Samosata -- Icaro-Menippus by Lucian of Samosata -- Urashima Taro -- The Ebony Horse -- The City of Brass -- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.