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The War of the Worlds

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A foundational science-fiction invasion novel of fear, technology, empire, and survival.

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds imagines a Martian invasion of England with startling immediacy, turning scientific speculation into a tense story of panic, collapse, and human vulnerability. It remains one of the defining works of early science fiction.

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H. G. Wells died in 1946, and The War of the Worlds was first published in 1898; these dates support the public-domain basis for this English edition.

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H. G. Wells

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02Book One
  3. 03The Coming Of The Martians
  4. 04I.
  5. 05The Eve Of The War.
  6. 06II.
  7. 07The Falling Star.
  8. 08III.
  9. 09On Horsell Common.
  10. 10“A Message Received From Mars.”
  11. 11“Remarkable Story From Woking,”
  12. 12IV.
  13. 13The Cylinder Opens.
  14. 14V.
  15. 15The Heat-Ray.
  16. 16VI.
  17. 17The Heat-Ray In The Chobham Road.
  18. 18VII.
  19. 19How I Reached Home.
  20. 20VIII.
  21. 21Friday Night.
  22. 22IX.
  23. 23The Fighting Begins.
  24. 24X.
  25. 25In The Storm.
  26. 26XI.
  27. 27At The Window.
  28. 28XII.
  29. 29What I Saw Of The Destruction Of Weybridge And Shepperton.
  30. 30XIII.
  31. 31How I Fell In With The Curate.
  32. 32XIV.
  33. 33In London.
  34. 34XV.
  35. 35What Had Happened In Surrey.
  36. 36XVI.
  37. 37The Exodus From London.
  38. 38XVII.
  39. 39The “Thunder Child”.
  40. 40Book Two
  41. 41The Earth Under The Martians.
  42. 42I.
  43. 43Under Foot.
  44. 44II.
  45. 45What We Saw From The Ruined House.
  46. 46III.
  47. 47The Days Of Imprisonment.
  48. 48IV.
  49. 49The Death Of The Curate.
  50. 50V.
  51. 51The Stillness.
  52. 52VI.
  53. 53The Work Of Fifteen Days.
  54. 54VII.
  55. 55The Man On Putney Hill.
  56. 56VIII.
  57. 57Dead London.
  58. 58IX.
  59. 59Wreckage.
  60. 60X.
  61. 61The Epilogue.

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