The war of the worlds, Wells, H.G.
Titelverklaring:There are two different worlds, the world of the Martians and that one of humans. There is a war going between those two worlds.
Genre:
It is a science fiction novel, in which the earth is attacked by creatures from the planet Mars.
Setting:
The story takes place in 1899 and the period of time between the first landing of the Martians and their death is a few weeks. Almost the whole story takes place in the counties to the south of London, except from the part in which he describes the adventures of his brother and one of the last scene, when he enters London.
Auteur:
H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was born at Bromley, in Kent. He started his literary career as a journalist and as a writer of science textbooks (he had studied biology). In 1893 he became successful as a short-story writer. His first full