“The man was running away with the rest, and selling his papers for a shilling each as he ran—a grotesque mingling of profit and panic.”
Quote by H. G. Wells
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The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds is a seminal work in the genre of science fiction, detailing the arrival and subsequent conflict between humans and an alien race. The novel is renowned for its depiction of the panic and chaos that would ensue in the face of an extraterrestrial threat, and its exploration of themes such as fear, technology, and the unknown. more
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