In The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells invented the myth of invasion from outer space. Martians land near London, conquering all before them, and ruin the metropolis; the fate of civilization and even of the human race remains in doubt until the very...
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In The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells invented the myth of invasion from outer space. Martians land near London, conquering all before them, and ruin the metropolis; the fate of civilization and even of the human race remains in doubt until the very last. Cover -- The War of the Worlds -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- Life and Letters -- Critical Studies -- Mars -- A Chronology of H. G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds -- Dedication -- Contents -- Book I. The Coming of the Martians -- I. The Eve of the War -- II. The Falling Star -- III. On Horsell Common -- IV. The Cylinder Unscrews -- V. The Heat-Ray -- VI. The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road -- VII. How I Reached Home -- VIII. Friday Night -- IX. The Fighting Begins -- X. In the Storm -- XI. At the Window -- XII. What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton -- XIII. How I Fell in with the Curate -- XIV. In London -- XV. What Had Happened in Surrey -- XVI. The Exodus from London -- XVII. The 'Thunder Child' -- Book II. The Earth Under the Martians -- I. Under Foot -- II. What We Saw from the Ruined House -- III. The Days of Imprisonment -- IV. The Death of the Curate -- V. The Stillness -- VI. The Work of Fifteen Days -- VII. The Man on Putney Hill -- VIII. Dead London -- IX. Wreckage -- X. The Epilogue -- Explanatory Notes -- More About Oxford World's Classics -- More About Oxford World's Classics -- A Selection of Oxford World's Classics.
