The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells about an attempted invasion of Earth by beings from the planet Mars with much greater intelligence and more advanced weapons than humans. The Martians intend to eliminate humankind and conquer Earth because their own …
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The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells about an attempted invasion of Earth by beings from the planet Mars with much greater intelligence and more advanced weapons than humans. The Martians intend to eliminate humankind and conquer Earth because their own older and smaller world has reached the "last stage of exhaustion". It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was first published in hardcover in 1898 by William Heinemann. The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his younger brother who escapes to Tillingham in Essex as London and Southern England are invaded by Martians. It is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon. Its 1938 radio broadcast directed and narrated by Orson Welles caused a sensation, convincing part of the general public that a Martian invasion was ongoing.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 11494
- BNF ID:
- 11961283d
- VIAF:
- 175789810
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The War of the Worlds
196 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2018 by HarperCollins.
The War of the Worlds
188 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1964
The War of the Worlds
173 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1969
The War of the Worlds
167 pages
English language
Published June 19, 2016
The War of the Worlds
180 pages
English language
Published April 1, 2007 by Tor Books.
The War of the Worlds
208 pages
English language
Published July 26, 2014 by Kindle Direct Publishing.
LA GUERRE DES MONDES / THE WAR OF THE WORLDS ( Édition complète Bilingue Français / Anglais) (annotée + annexes autour de l'oeuvre et de l'auteur)
414 pages
English language
Published Dec. 31, 2016
The War of the Worlds
150 pages
English language
Published Nov. 1, 2010
The War of the Worlds: by H. G. Wells + Illustrated + Unabridged
200 pages
English language
Published Aug. 16, 2015
Maailmojen sota
Finnish language
Published Sept. 19, 2019 by Tammi.
- ISBN:
- 978-952-04-1176-3Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 48982705
The War Of The Worlds
108 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2008 by Kindle Direct Publishing.
The War of the Worlds
208 pages
English language
Published March 4, 2014
La guerra de los mundos
169 pages
English language
Published April 19, 2015
The War of the Worlds: By H. G. Wells : Illustrated & Unabridged
237 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2016
The War of the Worlds: Extended Annotated & Illustrated Edition
265 pages
English language
Published Nov. 25, 2013
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