Loyola University Chicago Digital Special Collections

War of the Worlds

Gorey's most famous book for the Looking Glass Library is The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. The cover art and chapter illustrations are below.

Wells, H.G. The War of the Worlds. c1960. Cover and illustrations by Edward Gorey.

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