| Titre : |
The War of the Worlds |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Penguin Books |
| Année de publication : |
2012 |
| Importance : |
189 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-14-119904-7 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Résumé : |
Fasten your seatbelt, folks, because the plot of War of the Worlds can be a little bumpy. Wells' narrator jumps from talking about the whole world, to talking about himself, to talking about what his brother's been up to. Don't say we didn't warn you.
The book starts with the narrator mentioning that the people of Earth never expected Martians to attack (understandable). Then Martian cylinders come crashing down into the English countryside. (Check out this map we made to see where the cylinders fall.) The cylinders open, revealing Martians that don't move so well – that is, until they build their tank-like tripods and go striding around the countryside on those, burning everything in sight with their Heat-Rays (patent pending).
The narrator runs and hides. He gets his wife away from the Martians… but then goes back towards the Martians. Why would he do that? Well, because a) he has to return the cart-and-horse he used to get out of town and b) he wants to see the British army crush the Martians. Also, possibly because c) he's not so smart. |
| Age : |
A partir de 10 ans |
The War of the Worlds [texte imprimé] / Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), Auteur . - Penguin Books, 2012 . - 189 p. ISBN : 978-0-14-119904-7 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Résumé : |
Fasten your seatbelt, folks, because the plot of War of the Worlds can be a little bumpy. Wells' narrator jumps from talking about the whole world, to talking about himself, to talking about what his brother's been up to. Don't say we didn't warn you.
The book starts with the narrator mentioning that the people of Earth never expected Martians to attack (understandable). Then Martian cylinders come crashing down into the English countryside. (Check out this map we made to see where the cylinders fall.) The cylinders open, revealing Martians that don't move so well – that is, until they build their tank-like tripods and go striding around the countryside on those, burning everything in sight with their Heat-Rays (patent pending).
The narrator runs and hides. He gets his wife away from the Martians… but then goes back towards the Martians. Why would he do that? Well, because a) he has to return the cart-and-horse he used to get out of town and b) he wants to see the British army crush the Martians. Also, possibly because c) he's not so smart. |
| Age : |
A partir de 10 ans |
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The War of the Worlds