The War of the Worlds

What it's about

Martians land in Surrey and the British Empire discovers what being invaded feels like — which Wells said plainly was the point. The reporting-from-the-scene voice is why the radio version could panic a country forty years later.

Who it's for

- Anyone who wants invasion fiction at its origin - Readers who like disaster told at ground level - Anyone interested in Victorian England reading itself back

What’s inside

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   Part 1

   11 min
2. 2

   Part 2

   11 min
3. 3

   Part 3

   11 min
4. 4

   Part 4

   11 min
5. 5

   Part 5

   11 min
6. 6

   Part 6

   11 min
7. 7

   Part 7

   11 min
8. 8

   Part 8

   11 min
9. 9

   Part 9

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10. 10

    Part 10

    11 min
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    Part 11

    11 min
12. 12

    Part 12

    11 min
13. 13

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    11 min
14. 14

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17. 17

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    11 min
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    11 min
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    Part 21

    12 min
22. 22

    Part 22

    11 min
23. 23

    Part 23

    11 min
24. 24

    Part 24

    11 min

Showing the first 24 of 25 chapters — open the book for the rest.

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