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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- 11494
- BNF ID:
- 11961283d
- VIAF:
- 175789810
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The War of the Worlds annotated(illustrated Edition)
214 pages
Published Feb. 15, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds
Published Nov. 22, 2020
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
218 pages
Published Sept. 18, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
218 pages
Published May 15, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
232 pages
Published July 24, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds
262 pages
Published July 26, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds: Annotated and Illustrated
132 pages
Published Sept. 30, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
194 pages
Published Dec. 6, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds: Original Text
192 pages
Published March 18, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds By Herbert George Wells The Annotated Latest Literary Version
222 pages
Published April 24, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
232 pages
Published June 4, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
218 pages
Published Feb. 6, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War Of The Worlds
166 pages
Published Dec. 19, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
218 pages
Published July 25, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Annotated Book With Teacher Edition
188 pages
Published Aug. 28, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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