Just even glimpsing at it, at this thing, made him completely disgusted and full of dread on an almost sort of genetic level. So he ran under he cover of some trees. But i ran slantingly and stumbling, for i could not avert my face from these things. I heard it give a peculiar thick cry and forthwith another of these creatures peared darkly in the deep shadow of the aperture. The monster disappeared because it toppled over. It cana fell over the brim of the cylinder and fell into the pit with a thud like the fall of a great mass of leather. And above all, the extraordinary intensity of the immense eyes were at once vital, intense,
734. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells [Part 1] Learn English with Stories
Luke reads extracts from The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
This is a classic bit of science fiction writing from the Victorian era, with some thrilling passages and scary descriptions. It's one of my favourite books of all time and I hope you enjoy it too and learn some English from it. Full transcript available and YouTube version too.
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