A Visit to the Moon

George Griffith's 'A Visit to the Moon' embodies an adventurous plunge into the realm of early science fiction, a genre which was burgeoning at the end of the 19th century. The narrative chronicles the extraordinary celestial voyage of Rollo Lenox Smeaton Aubrey, Earl of Redgrave, and his spouse, Lilla Zaidie. Griffith's prose channels the prevailing enthusiasm for industrial progress and cosmic e...