• Except for the Martians using a Heat-Ray to kill a lot of people in Chapter 5, things are pretty ordinary that Friday night around the rest of England. The news that a cylinder from Mars has landed on Earth doesn't get much attention and certainly isn't treated seriously.
• For instance, Henderson wired his newspaper to tell this story, but they thought it was a hoax and didn't want to run the article until they could confirm it with him. But they couldn't confirm it with him because the Martians burned him.
• Even people who know about the cylinder aren't taking it too seriously. Some people try to sneak up and get a look at the Martians but they (cue threatening music) are never seen again.
• There's also some construction going on in
• For instance, Henderson wired his newspaper to tell this story, but they thought it was a hoax and didn't want to run the article until they could confirm it with him. But they couldn't confirm it with him because the Martians burned him.
• Even people who know about the cylinder aren't taking it too seriously. Some people try to sneak up and get a look at the Martians but they (cue threatening music) are never seen again.
• There's also some construction going on in