734. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells [Part 1] Learn English with Stories

[Part 1 of 3] 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. Episode page with full transcript Part 2 Part 3 Contents 00:00 Video introduction 01:46 Audio introduction 02:52 Aims of this Episode 05:49 Context of the story and the writing style / comments on the language 09:10 Useful links and sources 11:25 Chapter 1 “The Eve of War“ (extract) 18:19 Summary of the story up to Chapter 4 26:45 Chapter 4 “The Cylinder Opens“ 45:30 Summary of Chapter 4 in plain English