Publisher's Synopsis
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
