From the Earth to the Moon, Chapter 3 summary
Chapter 3 of 51 · Part 1 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 3, Impey Barbicane’s announcement sparks a night of celebration in Baltimore, followed by widespread newspaper support and offers of money and assistance from learned societies. His project becomes a source of national pride, and public loyalty grows so fierce that theatergoers violently reject a play title they consider insulting.
What happens
- Excited colleagues and citizens carry Barbicane through a torchlight procession while he remains calm.
- People across Baltimore celebrate the Moon and the proposed enterprise until the crowds begin dispersing around two in the morning.
- The next day, newspapers debate the project’s scientific and political implications without doubting its feasibility.
- Learned societies congratulate the Gun Club and offer assistance and funding.
- Days afterward, theatergoers wreck benches over a supposedly insulting play title, forcing the manager to replace the advertised comedy.
Free for 3 months
Get the full summary of From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon, free
- 200,000+ classics as eBooks, audiobooks and 15-minute summaries, and print and large print at cost
- Up to 5 readers in your home on one plan
Start freeNothing to pay today. USD 0.14 a day in the first year, then USD 0.27 a day.
In this chapter
Quick check
Why does the theater manager change the advertised play?
Free for 3 months
Get the full summary of From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon, free
- 200,000+ classics as eBooks, audiobooks and 15-minute summaries, and print and large print at cost
- Up to 5 readers in your home on one plan
Start freeNothing to pay today. USD 0.14 a day in the first year, then USD 0.27 a day.
200,000+ classics to read, hear and hold
15-minute summaries today, eBooks and audiobooks as each book opens, and printed books, large print included, at cost.
Try 3 months free
