War of the Worlds (Version 5)
H. G. Wells
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Length 6 h 29 min
Chapters 27
An original masterpiece of alien invasion, The War of the Worlds (1898) conjures a terrifying race of Martians who devastate the Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet. After the novel’s hero finds himself trapped in what is left of London, despairing at the destruction of human civilization, he discovers that life on Earth is more resilient than he had imagined. (Summary by Cliff Stone)
Chapters
1
The Eve of War Read by Cliff Stone 14:57
2
The Falling Star Read by Cliff Stone 8:36
3
On Horsell Common Read by Cliff Stone 6:30
4
The Cylinder Opens Read by Cliff Stone 7:29
5
The Heat-Ray Read by Cliff Stone 9:26
6
The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road Read by Cliff Stone 5:29
7
How I Reached Home Read by Cliff Stone 8:27
8
Friday Night Read by Cliff Stone 6:27
9
The Fighting Begins Read by Cliff Stone 12:38
10
In the Storm Read by Cliff Stone 14:13
11
At the Window Read by Cliff Stone 13:17
12
What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton Read by Cliff Stone 24:44
13
How I Fell in with the Curate Read by Cliff Stone 11:49
14
In London Read by Cliff Stone 24:20
15
What had happened in Surrey Read by Cliff Stone 18:17
16
The Exodus from London Read by Cliff Stone 26:04
17
The "Thunder Child" Read by Cliff Stone 20:31
18
Under Foot Read by Cliff Stone 16:27
19
What we saw from the Ruined House Read by Cliff Stone 22:25
20
The Days of Imprisonment Read by Cliff Stone 12:42
21
The Death of the Curate Read by Cliff Stone 10:55
22
The Stillness Read by Cliff Stone 6:34
23
The Work of Fifteen Days Read by Cliff Stone 8:20
24
The Man on Putney Hill Read by Cliff Stone 36:08
25
Dead London Read by Cliff Stone 21:09
26
Wreckage Read by Cliff Stone 12:18
27
The Epilogue Read by Cliff Stone 9:09
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