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Consider these versions of The War of the Worlds
Excerpt 1, from H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds
"Henderson," he called, "you saw that shooting star last night?"
"Well?" said Henderson.
"It's out on Horsell Common now."
"Good Lord!" said Henderson. "Fallen meteorite! That's good."
"But it's something more than a meteorite. It's a cylinder-an artificial cylinder, man! And there's
inside."
Excerpt 2, from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation
WILMUTH. I seen a kinda greenish streak and then zingo! Somethin' smacked the ground Knoc
of my chair!
PHILLIPS Well, were you frightened, Mrs. Wilmuth?
MRS WILMUTH: Well, I-I ain't quite sure. I reckon 1-1 was kinda riled
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The subject of this question is English. The student is analyzing two different versions of The War of the Worlds: an excerpt from H. G. Wells's novel and an excerpt from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation. The question asks for a comparison between the two excerpts, focusing on the subject matter and the differences in language and dialogue.

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The subject of this question is English. The student is analyzing two different versions of The War of the Worlds: an excerpt from H. G. Wells's novel and an excerpt from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation. The question asks for a comparison between the two excerpts, focusing on the subject matter and the differences in language and dialogue.

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