The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

ReadHowYouWant.com, Sep 19, 2008 - Fiction - 264 pages

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Contents

• THE EVE OF THE WAR: 3
• THE FALLING STAR: 13
• ON HORSELL COMMON: 19
• THE HEATRAY: 30
• THE HEATRAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD: 37
• FRIDAY NIGHT: 48
• IN THE STORM: 63
• AT THE WINDOW: 73
• SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE: 82
• FELL IN WITH THE CURATE: 100
• IN LONDON: 110
• WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY: 128
• THE EXODUS FROM LONDON: 141
• THE THUNDER CHILD: 161
• UNDER FOOT: 179
• WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE: 191
• THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT: 205
• THE DEATH OF THE CURATE: 213
• THE STILLNESS: 221
• THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL: 232
• DEAD LONDON: 257
• WRECKAGE: 270
• THE EPILOGUE: 278

About the author

H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21, 1866. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a draper, but soon found he wanted something more out of life. He read widely and got a position as a student assistant in a secondary school, eventually winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Science in South Kensington, where he studied biology. He graduated from London University in 1888 and became a science teacher. He also wrote for magazines. When his stories began to sell, he left teaching to write full time. He became an author best known for science fiction novels and comic novels. His science fiction novels include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. His comic novels include Love and Mr. Lewisham, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, The History of Mr. Polly, and Tono-Bungay. He also wrote several short story collections including The Stolen Bacillus, The Plattner Story, and Tales of Space and Time. He died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The War of the Worlds
• Author: H. G. Wells
• Edition: large print
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com, 2008
• ISBN: 1427067570, 9781427067579
• Length: 264 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure