Bibliograph

The war of the worlds., Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Type

Label

The war of the worlds., Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The war of the worlds.

Oclc number

1283550

Responsibility statement

Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Series statement

Looking Glass Library, 21

Summary

A suspenseful account of the experiences of a single man during the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The coming of the Martians: -- The eve of the war -- The falling star -- On Horsell Common -- The cylinder opens -- The heat-ray -- The heat-ray in the Chobham Road -- How I reached home -- Friday night -- The fighting begins -- In the storm -- At the window -- What I saw of the destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton -- How I fell in with the curate -- In London -- What had happened in Surrey -- The exodus from London -- The "thunder child."pt. 2. The earth under the Martians -- Under foot -- What we saw from the ruined house -- The days of imprisonment -- The death of the curate -- The stillness -- The work of fifteen days -- The man on Putney Hill -- Dead London -- Wreckage -- The epilogue

Target audience

juvenile

Classification