The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Even though there were passages and descriptions that are overly lengthy, as a whole, the story moves at an effective and at times breathless pace. Highly affecting! I am so impressed with how it set up so many prototypes, from physical descriptions to potential advanced technologies, for modern alien/alien invasion stories. A real classic!
Fairrosa Cyber Library 
I agree. Fantastic and nearly timeless story. But…overly wordy and very dry. If it was a clean and fresh idea of now…and if the right author wrote it… Thankfully the idea of it pervaded into some strong sci-fi over the years with simply the influence of the original.
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