{"product_id":"the-man-in-the-moone","title":"The Man in the Moone","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the first science fiction tale written in the English language, \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Moone, \u003c\/i\u003e written by Francis Godwin, was an influential work first published in 1638. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this version, edited for Firestone Books, the spelling and punctuation have been modernized, and some minor amendments have been made. There is also a short introduction giving some context to the story, and there is also a useful glossary explaining archaic and obscure words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirestone Books also has a separate collection \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Moone and Other Early Science Fiction Tales\u003c\/i\u003e - a fantastic collection dating back millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firestone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943392641255,"sku":"9781909608023","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_67bfeffc-47a5-423e-8974-096d75cfa7f2.jpg?v=1775321349","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-man-in-the-moone","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}