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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La guerra de los mundos
95 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 2010 by Agencia Promotora de Publicaciones, S.A. de C.V..
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- 978-607-464-005-2Copied ISBN!
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- 13638581
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Feb. 1, 2005 by Blackstone Audio.
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- 978-0-7861-8239-8Copied ISBN!
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- 175406
War of the Worlds
English language
Published July 9, 2009 by Tantor Media.
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- 978-1-4001-6284-0Copied ISBN!
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- 6915699
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Feb. 1, 1998
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- 978-1-57840-188-8Copied ISBN!
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- 1230995
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published April 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7329-9262-5Copied ISBN!
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- 65728386
La guerre des mondes
401 pages
French language
Published Jan. 7, 2017 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 978-1-5203-2757-0Copied ISBN!
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- 64686406
La Guerre des Mondes
270 pages
French language
Published Jan. 1, 2005 by Mercure de France.
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- 978-2-7152-2573-2Copied ISBN!
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- 41967526
La guerre des mondes
252 pages
French language
Published June 1999 by Éditions Gallimard.
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- 978-2-07-036185-4Copied ISBN!
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- 7756526
La guerre des mondes
262 pages
French language
Published March 2, 1990 by Éditions Gallimard.
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- 978-2-07-033567-1Copied ISBN!
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- 6328890
The War of the Worlds
134 pages
English language
Published April 26, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7437-7191-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728482
The War of the Worlds annotated
176 pages
English language
Published May 22, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8313-2432-7Copied ISBN!
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- 72628754
La Guerre des mondes
192 pages
French language
Published Jan. 17, 2018 by Kindle Direct Publishing.
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- 978-1-9839-4374-4Copied ISBN!
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- 68157742
The War Of The Worlds
221 pages
Dutch language
Published Jan. 1, 2005 by Prometheus.
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- 978-90-446-0635-5Copied ISBN!
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- 6200825
La Guerre des mondes
256 pages
French language
Published Nov. 15, 2001 by Éditions Gallimard.
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- 978-2-07-033247-2Copied ISBN!
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- 64686403
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1964
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- 978-1-58287-652-8Copied ISBN!
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- 65728956
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