<P> Much of The War of the Worlds takes place around Woking and the surrounding area . The initial landing site of the Martian invasion force , Horsell Common , was an open area close to Wells 's home . In the preface to the Atlantic edition of the novel he wrote of his pleasure in riding a bicycle around the area , imagining the destruction of cottages and houses he saw , by the Martian heat - ray or their red weed . While writing the novel , Wells enjoyed shocking his friends by revealing details of the story , and how it was bringing total destruction to parts of the South London landscape that were familiar to them . The characters of the artilleryman , the curate , and the brother medical student were also based on acquaintances in Woking and Surrey . </P>
<P> Much of The War of the Worlds takes place around Woking and the surrounding area . The initial landing site of the Martian invasion force , Horsell Common , was an open area close to Wells 's home . In the preface to the Atlantic edition of the novel he wrote of his pleasure in riding a bicycle around the area , imagining the destruction of cottages and houses he saw , by the Martian heat - ray or their red weed . While writing the novel , Wells enjoyed shocking his friends by revealing details of the story , and how it was bringing total destruction to parts of the South London landscape that were familiar to them . The characters of the artilleryman , the curate , and the brother medical student were also based on acquaintances in Woking and Surrey . </P>
when does war of the worlds take place
when does war of the worlds take place
Woking and the surrounding area
Woking and the surrounding area