The War of the Worlds
Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 16: The Exodus from London
by H.G. Wells
Violence erupts in London as people attempt to escape the Martian attack.
Violence erupts in London as people attempt to escape the Martian attack.
A legend about the powers of an iron crucifix in the middle of the woods, and how it came to be. Una leyenda sobre un crucifijo en el medio del bosque, y la forma en que llego ha ser.
Garces searches for the truth behind the animals he encounters who laugh at night in the woods. He heard incredible stories during an afternoon hunt. When he learns the truth, it will break his heart. Garces busca la verdad sobre los animales que se rien en el bosque por las noches. Ha oido historias increibles durante la caza. Cuando aprenda la verdad, le rompir? el coraz?n.
An artist visits the city of Toledo, Spain and finds himself visited by a mysterious woman. Un pintor visita la ciudad de Toledo en Espa?a y se encuentra vivitado por una mujer misteriosa.
The narrator runs into a disheveled artilleryman, who relays some information about the Martian situation.
Thoreau continues to describe winter in Walden Pond.
This passage is a continuation of the author's discussion of number word origins.
More on the history of nubmer systems.
Watson and Holmes go to Cornwall where a man needs his help in solving a mystery concerning his two mad brothers and his dead sister.