Picture No 10012355 Date 1897 Description War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - First Publication Details The Martian fighting-machines carry away the debris of a damaged 'comrade' machine. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866-1946). This plate comes from the first serialised version, published in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK. Source Illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1943) in Pearson’s Magazine - Volume IV (July-Dec 1897) p115 Credit Line Mary Evans Picture Library