In August 1835 the New York Sun announced that Sir John Herschel, working at the Cape of Good Hope with an immense new telescope, had observed forests, seas, beaver-like animals and winged humanoids on the moon. This edition reprints Locke’s series of articles in full, with an appendix on the sensation it caused.
One of the most successful newspaper hoaxes ever perpetrated, and an early landmark of science fiction. Download the free EPUB.