The MCT edition of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is reproduced in its entirety and includes Michael’s “language illustrations”—close-ups of poetic techniques, four-level analyses of interesting grammar, and comments about writing strategies. Challenging vocabulary is defined at the bottom of each page.

The War of the Worlds is the book that modern alien invasion stories are founded upon, and this gripping novel has lost none of its ability to excite in the years since it was first published.