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Ogilvy: character portrait from The war of the worlds (Wells, H. G. (Herbert George))

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Ogilvy

The war of the worlds by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

A well-known astronomer at Ottershaw who is the first to discover the Martian cylinder on Horsell Common.

Also known as: the soldier

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Ogilvy is a well-known astronomer at Ottershaw, whose work draws his attention to a strange cylinder that has fallen on Horsell Common. He is the first to discover the Martian object and begins investigating it before its nature is understood.

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