The War of the Worlds Book, 9789394791862 ISBN, Prints Publications

The War of the Worlds

Author: H. G. Wells

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Publisher	Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year	2023
ISBN-13	9789394791862
Binding	Paper back
Number of Pages	165 Pages
Language	English
Edition	1st
Dimension (Inches)	5.5"*8.5"
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