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The War of the Worlds / Domestic Dread

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg)  | Themes: trauma, isolation, fear, the uncanny, domesticity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-24

I startled my wife at the doorway, so haggard was I. I went into the dining room, sat down, drank some wine, and so soon as I could collect myself suf...