The War in the Air cover art

The War in the Air

Preview

Free with 30-day trial
Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

The War in the Air

Written by: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Gregory Dwyer
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹1,078.00

Buy Now for ₹1,078.00

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

Bert Smallways, a “kind of bicycle engineer,” is creatively trying to avoid bankruptcy when he meets by chance a certain Mr. Butteridge—the inventor of a new form of aircraft. Butteridge, Bert discovers, has plans to sell his invention either to British Government—or to the Germans, if the British won’t have it.

When one of Butteridge’s aircrafts is shot down while Bert is aboard, Bert stumbles across a secret German plot to destroy the United States.

As the story unfolds, Bert finds himself in an unexpected position, called upon to perform tasks he never could have foreseen.

H. G. Wells prophetic ideas, images and concepts are featured in this novel. His military science fiction anticipates World War I and the use of aircraft. As ever, H. G. Wells writes with both humor and a well described dystopia. The story was written 1907 and was serialized in 1908 issues of The Pall Mall Magazine. At that time, the existence of the airplane was “merely a rumor” for many. Whilst Well’s predictions can now be corrected at various points, his central message is that if humankind goes on with war, “the smash-up of civilization is inevitable. This remains essentially right.” (Excerpt from Preface to the reprint edition).

Public Domain (P)2024 Voices of Today
Classics Military

What listeners say about The War in the Air

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.