The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Innovative Eggz LLC, Sep 23, 2017 - Fiction - 80 pages

Unabridged value reproduction of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is a must-have collectable for every bookshelf. The War of the Worlds is nonstop suspenseful action that every other alien sci-fi tale must compare itself against.

The War of the Worlds is a tale that can be viewed in many ways as it has multiple layers of social theory, master race evolution, and political theory, which makes it much more interesting than at first would appear.

This is the same tale which Orson Welles adapted to create hysteria for his radio drama of 1938.

Up for an all-night adventure steeped in suspense? Read the heart quickening tale in this unabridged, affordably printed volume that drives the reader to the last page.

Contents:

BOOK I. THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS 3

I. THE EVE OF THE WAR 3
II. THE FALLING STAR 5
III. ON HORSELL COMMON 7
IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS 8
V. THE HEAT-RAY 10
VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD 12
VII. HOW I REACHED HOME 13
VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT 15
IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS 16
X. IN THE STORM 19
XI. AT THE WINDOW 22
XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON 24
XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE 29
XIV. IN LONDON 32
XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY 37
XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON 40
XVII. THE "THUNDER CHILD" 46

BOOK II. THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS 50

I. UNDER FOOT 50
II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE 54
III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT 58
IV. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE 60
V. THE STILLNESS 62
VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS 63
VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL 65
VIII. DEAD LONDON 72
IX. WRECKAGE 76
X. THE EPILOGUE 78

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: reprint
• Publisher: Innovative Eggz LLC, 2017
• ISBN: 1640320776, 9781640320772
• Length: 80 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact