The war of the worlds
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I. THE EVE OF THE WAR. II. THE FALLING STAR. III. ON HORSELL COMMON. IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS. 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 …
Details
- AuthorH. G. Wells
- SourceProject Gutenberg #36
- Length59,527 words · 3h 58m of reading
- Chapters3
- DictionaryNot yet generated
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
3 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01The War of the Worlds
- 02BOOK ONE.—THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
- 03BOOK TWO.—THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
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