The War of the Worlds

The chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century -- a science fiction classic for all time.

Note on the Author and Editor

vii

Note on the Text

ix

Chronology of Wells's Life and Times

x

Introduction

xxix

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

BOOK I: THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS

The Eve of the War

5

(6)

The Falling-Star

11

(4)

On Horsell Common

15

(3)

The Cylinder Opens

18

(3)

The Heat-Ray

21

(4)

The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road

25

(3)

How I Reached Home

28

(4)

Friday Night

32

(3)

The Fighting Begins

35

(6)

In the Storm

41

(6)

At the Window

47

(5)

What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

52

(10)

How I Fell in with the Curate

62

(5)

In London

67

(10)

What Had Happened in Surrey

77

(8)

The Exodus from London

85

(12)

The `Thunder Child'

97

(12)

BOOK II: THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS

Under Foot

109

(7)

What We Saw from the Ruined House

116

(9)

The Days of Imprisonment

125

(5)

The Death of the Curate

130

(5)

The Stillness

135

(3)

The Work of Fifteen Days

138

(4)

The Man on Putney Hill

142

(14)

Dead London

156

(8)

Wreckage

164

(5)

The Epilogue

169

(4)

H.G. Wells and His Critics

173

(11)

Suggestions for Further Reading

184

(1)

Text Summary

185

(4)

Acknowledgements

189

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