Before the events of this story, people maybe thought there might be some life on mars. And they would probably welcome a visit from us, because we would be there to help them. Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic,. regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. Early in the twentieth century came the great disillusionment.
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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