6/20/2023 0 Comments War of the worlds 1898![]() ![]() As the clergyman’s sanity unravels, the Martians draw ever closer to detecting the two men. Then something resembling a little grey snake coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me-and then another.”Įqually exciting are the scenes in which the narrator is hiding with a terrified curate in the ruined remains of a house. But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks-like eyes. “I think everyone expected to see a man emerge. I felt a sense of wonder at what the author was describing and got completely caught up in the story, turning page after page to discover what happened next. These initial accounts of the emerging Martians are thrilling. His step-by-step chronicle of the invasion is fascinating and the scenes involving the invading Martians really stand out. ![]() The unnamed narrator tells his tale in the first person in prose which is crisp and eloquent. It is set in Victorian England just before the start of the twentieth century when Great Britain was at the height of its colonialist ambitions. This is one of the original and most famous alien invasion stories. “It never was a war, any more than there’s war between man and ants.” ![]() “This isn’t a war,” said the artilleryman. ![]()
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