The war of the worlds / by H. G. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946, author.

Series:

First Avenue classics.

First Avenue classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imaginary wars and battles--Fiction.

Imaginary wars and battles.

Space warfare--Fiction.

Space warfare.

Mars (Planet)--Fiction.

Mars (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 200 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : First Avenue Editions, [2014]

Summary:

When a meteorite lands in Surrey, the locals don't know what to make of it. But as Martians emerge and begin killing bystanders, it quickly becomes clear--England is under attack. Armed soldiers converge on the scene to ward off the invaders, but meanwhile, more Martian cylinders land on Earth, bringing reinforcements. As war breaks out across England, the locals must fight for their lives, but life on Earth will never be the same. This is an unabridged version of one of the first fictional accounts of extraterrestrial invasion. H. G. Wells's military science fiction novel was first published in book form in 1898, and is considered a classic of English literature.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Information

Dedication

Contents

Book I: The Coming Of The Martians

1 The Eve of the War

2 The Falling Star

3 On Horsell Common

4 the Cylinder Opens

5 the Heat-Ray

6 the Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road

7 How I Reached Home

8 Friday Night

9 The Fighting Begins.

10 In the Storm.

11 At the Window

12 What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

13 How I Fell in with the Curate

14 In London

15 What Had Happened in Surrey

16 The Exodus from London

17 The "Thunder Child"

Book II: The Earth Under The Martians

1 Underfoot

2 What We Saw from the Ruined House

3 The Days of Imprisonment

4 The Death of the Curate

5 The Stillness

6 The Work of Fifteen Days

7 The Man on Putney Hill

8 Dead London

9 Wreckage

10 The Epilogue

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4677-7619-X

OCLC:

1044979265