The War of the Worlds: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen

The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-five through Twenty-seven

The alien invasion comes to a sudden and ignominious end, and life returns to the ruins of civilization.

The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-three and Twenty-four

The narrator finds the world changed dramatically upon his escape. A big-talking but lazy hanger-on distracts him for a while, but nothing can keep him long from finding his wife and learning what the aliens hold in store for Earth.

The War of the Worlds: Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two

The narrator's companion goes insane and is captured by the aliens, while the narrator narrowly escapes discovery. After some time, the aliens suddenly disappear from the pit, leaving the narrator to escape his buried prison.

The War of the Worlds, Chapters Nineteen and Twenty

The narrator and his companion remain trapped in the edge of the pit, and through observation learn the exact nature of their bodies as well as the horrific truth about their food.

The War of the Worlds: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen

A group of refugees escape in boats across the English Channel while the ironclad engage the Martians. The narrator finds himself trapped in the remains of a house after a fifth alien ship lands near him.