The War of the Worlds

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     3I. THE EVE OF THE WAR  3II. THE FALLING STAR     5III. ON HORSELL COMMON        7IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS          8V. THE HEAT-RAY  10VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD           12VII. HOW I REACHED HOME      13VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT         15IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS         16X. IN THE STORM   19XI. AT THE WINDOW         22XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON           24XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE         29XIV. IN LONDON    32XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY         37XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON      40XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”    46BOOK II. THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS          50I. UNDER FOOT       50II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE         54III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT       58IV. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE           60V. THE STILLNESS 62VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS         63VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL           65VIII. DEAD LONDON         72IX. WRECKAGE      76X. THE EPILOGUE  78