They trampled one another in panic. Those who could not escape
from the city hid like rats under the ruins o f houses so as not to
be killed by the Martians.
Wells ends the novel with the defeat of the Martians. They
are infected by bacteria against which their constitution is helpless.
The writer makes the people of the Earth win, because he loves
them and wants them to be strong and better civilized. He does
not portray the Martians as a better race. He believes in man and
his better future.
John Galsworthy
(1867 - 1933)
John Galsworthy is one ofthe most outstanding realistic writers
o f the 20th century English literature. His novels, plays and short
stories give the most complete and critical picture o f British so
ciety in the first half o f the 20th century. Particularly, he is best
known for his realistic depictions of the contemporary British
society upper-class.
Galsworthy was not young when he started writing. His first
notable work was “The Island Pharisees” (1904) in which he
criticized the stagnation of thought in the English privileged
classes. The five works entitled “The Country House” (1907),
“Fraternity” (1909), “The Patrician” (1911), “The Dark Flower”
(1913), and “The Freelands” (1915) reveal a similar philosophy.
In these works the author criticizes country squires, the aristocracy
and artists, and shows his deep sympathy for strong passions,
sincerity and true love.
The most popular and important novels written by Galsworthy
are those of the Forsyte cycle (the trilogies “The Forsyte Saga”
and “A Modem Comedy”). “The Forsyte Saga” consists of three
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