title: A Handbook to Literature (6th Edition)
author:  C. Hugh Holman 
description: Provides clear explanations of English literary terms for all types of study. The book is divided into three sections - terms and their definitions, an outline of literary history and an index of names. The terms have been updated to reflect modern and ethnic usages.
zlib_text: THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON by H.G. Wells Chapter 1 Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor
  at Lympne As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under
  the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of
  astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor
  was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any
  one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the
  slightest possibility of disturbing experiences. I had gone to Lympne because
  I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world. "Here, at any rate,"
  said I, "I shall find peace and a chance to work!" And this book is the
  sequel. So utterly at variance is destiny with all the little plans of men. I
  may perhaps mention here that very recently I had come an ugly cropper in
  certain business enterprises. Sitting now surrounded by all the circumstances
  of wealth, there is a luxury in admitting my extremity. I can admit, even,
  that to