# Gibbs — The First Men in the Moon character guide

> Gibbs in The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i-mr-bedford-meets-mr-cavor-at-lympne

## Who they are

A local Lympne man who assists Bedford and Cavor with odd jobs.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Cavor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_men_in_the_moon_se/characters/mr_cavor)

_social_

Gibbs is a skeptical acquaintance of Cavor's who dismisses his lunar theories before the journey.

## In the story

### [Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_men_in_the_moon_se/chapters/i-mr-bedford-meets-mr-cavor-at-lympne)

One of Cavor's three labourers; a joiner by trade.

### [II: The First Making of Cavorite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_men_in_the_moon_se/chapters/ii-the-first-making-of-cavorite)

Joiner and furnace tender; his dispute over coal duties leads to the furnace being neglected, triggering the accident.

### [The Building of the Sphere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_men_in_the_moon_se/chapters/iii-the-building-of-the-sphere)

Gibbs, one of the workmen, becomes infected by the enthusiasm and moves about with a 'fussy run.'

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