The War of the Worlds Chapter 14 - In London

In which the calm and measured streets of London begin to stir with the first uncertain whispers of an extraordinary invasion, as hurried telegrams and scattered gazettes reveal the terrifying arrival of formidable Martian machines near Woking. The city, still unruffled in its habitual composure, gradually awakens to the dread of advancing doom, as crowds gather, alarms ring out, and an ominous black smoke heralds the onset of a fearful and unprecedented panic.