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The War of the Worlds: Complete, Original Text (Forgotten Books)
The War of the Worlds Complete Original Text - Forgotten Books Author:Herbert George Wells Book Description: — "The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novella which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the earliest and best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth, and has influenced many others, as well as spawning several films, a radio drama and a televisi... more »on series based on the story." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Book One: The Coming Of The Martians; The Eve Of The War; The Falling Star; On Horsell Common; The Cylinder Opens; The Heat-ray; The Heat-ray In The Chobham Road; How I Reached Home; Friday Night; The Fighting Begins; In The Storm; At The Window; What I Saw Of The Destruction Of Weybridge And Shepperton; How I Fell In With The Curate; In London; What Had Happened In Surrey; The Exodus From London; The "thunder Child"; Book Two: The Earth Under The Martians; Under Foot; What We Saw From The Ruined House; The Days Of Imprisonment; The Death Of The Curate; The Stillness; The Work Of Fifteen Days; The Man On Putney Hill; Dead London; Wreckage; The Epilogue
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