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The War of the Worlds / Invasion Begins

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg) | Themes: domesticity, chaos, destruction, alien threat, human vulnerability | Source: Project Gutenberg | Published: 2026-02-09

It was only about five, however, that a field gun reached Chobham for use against the first body of Martians. About six in the evening, as I sat at te...