Epigraph
“It is the very error of the moon,
She comes more near the earth than she was wont,
And makes men mad.”
—Othello.
Epigraph
Atterley’s birth and education—He makes a voyage—
Founders off the Burman coast—Adventures in
that Empire—Meets with a learned Brahmin from
Benares.
Chapter II
The Brahmin’s illness—He reveals an important secret to Atterley—Curious information concerning the Moon—The Glonglims—They plan a voyage to the Moon.