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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Ο πόλεμος των κόσμων
159 pages
Greek language
Published Jan. 1, 1973
La guerra de los mundos
190 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 2005
The War of the Worlds
233 pages
Portuguese language
Published Jan. 1, 1976
Wojna światów
196 pages
Polish language
Published May 1, 1997 by Prószyński i S-ka.
A Guerra dos Mundos
212 pages
Portuguese language
Published Jan. 1, 1983
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published March 26, 2013
De planeten oorlog
190 pages
Dutch language
Published Jan. 1, 1978
Klodernes kamp
220 pages
Danish language
Published Jan. 1, 1963
Wojna światów
211 pages
Polish language
Published Jan. 1, 1974 by Wydawnictwo Literackie.
La Guerra de los Mundos
208 pages
Spanish language
La Guerre des mondes
198 pages
French language
Published June 19, 2012
La guerra dei mondi
291 pages
Italian language
Published Jan. 1, 2017
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