We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we’ll read “A Voyage to the Moon” written by Edgar Allen Poe. It was intended by the author as a hoax when it was originally published in 1835 titled as ""The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall."" To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

The story is regarded as one of the early examples of the modern science fiction genre. Jules Verne acknowledged Poe as the creator of the ""scientific novel.

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