Length17h
About this audiobook
H.G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes everything. Day by day and month by month, Wells chronicles the unfolding events and public reaction as witnessed by the inhabitants of one house in rural Essex. Each of the characters tries in a different way to keep their bearings in a world suddenly changed beyond recognition. This book was published in 1916 while the war was still in progress, so no clear resolution was possible. Wells did not know how long the war would last or which side would ultimately win, but he hoped that somehow, something good might eventually come of it.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (279)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length17 hrs
Narrated byDavid Joyce
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 15, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part 1 (sections 1-6)
19Part 7 (sections 1-3)
2Part 1 (sections 7-12)
20Part 7 (sections 4-7)
3Part 2 (sections 1-6)
21Part 7 (section 8)
4Part 2 (sections 7-9)
22Part 7 (sections 9-11)
5Part 2 (sections 10-11)
23Part 8 (sections 1-6)
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6Part 3 (sections 1-4)
24Part 8 (sections 7-12)
7Part 3 (sections 5-8)
25Part 9 (sections 1-6)
8Part 4 (sections 1-3)
26Part 9 (sections 7-11)
9Part 4 (sections 4-5)
27Part 9 (sections 12-14)
10Part 4 (sections 6-8)
28Part 9 (section 15)
11Part 5 (sections 1-4)
29Part 9 (sections 16-20)
12Part 5 (sections 5-7)
30Part 9 (sections 21-26)
13Part 5 (sections 8-9)
31Part 10 (sections 1-5)
14Part 5 (sections 10-11)
32Part 10 (sections 6-10)
15Part 5 (sections 12-15)
33Part 10 (sections 11-14)
16Part 6 (sections 1-6)
34Part 11 (sections 1-4)
17Part 6 (sections 7-13)
35Part 11 (sections 5-12)
18Part 6 (sections 14-18)
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