The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds H. G. WELLS HUM BOOKS CONTENTS Book One—The Coming of the Martians Chapter I—The Eve of the War Chapter II—The Falling Star Chapter III—On Horsell Common Chapter IV—The Cylinder Unscrews Chapter V—The Heat Ray Chapter VI—The Heat Ray in the Chobham Road Chapter VII—How I Reached Home Chapter VIII—Friday Night Chapter IX—The Fighting Begins Chapter X—In the Storm Chapter XI—At the Window Chapter XII—What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton Chapter XIII—How I Fell in with the Curate Chapter XIV—In London Chapter XV—What Happened in Surrey Chapter XVI—The Exodus from London Chapter XVII—The “Thunder Child” Book Two—Earth Under the Martians Chapter I—Under Foot Chapter II—What we Saw from the Ruined House Chapter III—The Days of Imprisonment Chapter IV—The Death of the Curate Chapter V—The Stillness Chapter VI—The Work of Fifteen Days Chapter VII—The Man on Putney Hill Chapter VIII—Dead London Chapter IX—Wreckage Chapter X—The Epilogue But who shall dwell in these worlds if they be inhabited? . . . Are we or they Lords of the World? . . . And how are all things made for man? —Kepler (quoted in The Anatomy of Melancholy) To my brother, Frank Wells this rendering of his idea. Book One—The Coming of the Martians