English · Sci-Fi
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, a public-domain English classic presented in a clean, phone-friendly edition. Browse this sci-fi classic free on Soma.
The story
chapters
01I. THE EVE OF THE WAR./→02II. THE FALLING STAR.## II.→03III. ON HORSELL COMMON.## III.→04IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS.## IV.→05V. THE HEAT-RAY.## V.→06VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD.## VI.→07VII. HOW I REACHED HOME.## VII.→08VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT.## VIII.→09IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS.## IX.→10X. IN THE STORM.## X.→11XI. AT THE WINDOW.## XI.→12XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON.## XII.→13XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE.## XIII.→14XIV. IN LONDON.## XIV.→15XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY.## XV.→16XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON.## XVI.→17XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”.## XVII.→18I. UNDER FOOT.## I.→19II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE.## II.→20III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT.## III.→21IV. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE.## IV.→22V. THE STILLNESS.## V.→23VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS.## VI.→24VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL.## VII.→25VIII. DEAD LONDON.## VIII.→26IX. WRECKAGE.## IX.→27X. THE EPILOGUE.## X.→