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The War of the Worlds

by H. G. Wells

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  • PublisherPrints Publications Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN-139789394791862
  • BindingPaper back
  • Pages165
  • LanguageEnglish

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13 9789394791862
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 165 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5"x8.5"
Weight (Grams) 224
Subject Classic Fiction
Category Fiction

On a summer night, at the end of the nineteenth century, a “meteor” lands on Horsell Common in London. An artificial cylinder is found the next day and upon approaching it, the unsuspecting humans are instantly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray, as terrifying Martians emerge and blaze a path of fiery destruction across Victorian England. Amid the boundless destruction that is caused, it looks as if the end of the world has come.The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest science-fiction that explores the possibilities of intelligent life from other planets and details a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. This novel vividly describes the mass hysteria such an invasion would stimulate and shows how unprepared our civilization is for the onslaught of forces from another world.

H. G. Wells

Born in Bromley in Kent, England, Herbert George “H. G.” Wells (1866-1946) has been called the father of science fiction. His most notable works include the War of the Worlds (1897), the Time Machine (1895), the Invisible Man (1897), and the Island of Doctor Moreau (1896). Wells also wrote on topics related to history and social commentary and was involved in politics for much of his life. Novels like Kipps and the History of Mr. Polly, which describe lower-middle-class life, led to the suggestion that he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens. After living through two World Wars and seeing Orson Welles’ broadcast of the War of the Worlds strike panic in listeners, Wells died in London on August 13, 1946. The Invisible Man remains a remarkable work of science fiction, revealing the destructive effects science can have on humanity.

BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS              

6

The Eve of the War            

7

The Falling Star    

13

On Horsell Common

17

The Cylinder Opens            

20

The Heat-Ray

23

The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road

27

How I Reached Home

30

Friday Night

34

The Fighting Begins            

37

In the Storm

43

At the Window

49

What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

54

How I Fell in with the Curate

64

In London

69

What had Happened in Surrey

79

The Exodus from London  

86

The “Thunder Child”

97

BOOK TWO: THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS

105

Under Foot        

106

What We Saw from the Ruined House

113

The Days of Imprisonment

121

The Death of the Curate

126

The Stillness

130

The Work of Fifteen Days

133

The Man on Putney Hill

136

Dead London

150

Wreckage

157

Epilogue              

162

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