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The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

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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 …

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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H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Annotated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Annotated

217 pages

English language

Published Sept. 25, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4801-0861-3
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GoodReads:: 72628521

H. G. Wells: La guerra de los mundos (Spanish language, 2005)

La guerra de los mundos

238 pages

Spanish language

Published May 30, 2005

ISBN:: 978-84-206-5885-8
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GoodReads:: 1230993

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: Illustrated Edition (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds: Illustrated Edition

227 pages

English language

Published June 2, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5138-7024-1
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GoodReads:: 65728760

H. G. Wells: La Guerre des mondes (science fiction) (Les grands classiques Culture commune) (French Edition) (French language, 2012)

La Guerre des mondes (science fiction) (Les grands classiques Culture commune) (French Edition)

192 pages

French language

Published Aug. 9, 2012

ISBN:: 978-2-36307-404-1
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GoodReads:: 73422743

H. G. Wells: La guerra dei mondi (Italian language, 2019, Castelvecchi)

La guerra dei mondi

192 pages

Italian language

Published Nov. 26, 2019 by Castelvecchi.

ISBN:: 978-88-3282-831-3
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GoodReads:: 61749637

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Annotated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Annotated

217 pages

English language

Published April 29, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7461-9952-2
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GoodReads:: 72628570

H. G. Wells: Der Krieg der Welten (German language, 2017)

Der Krieg der Welten

255 pages

German language

Published Jan. 1, 2017

ISBN:: 978-3-7306-0543-1
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GoodReads:: 50690709

H. G. Wells: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: With original illustrations (2021, Independently Published book edition)

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: With original illustrations

183 pages

English language

Published Sept. 17, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4789-5163-4
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GoodReads:: 72791641

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds "Annotated" Enriched Classics (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds "Annotated" Enriched Classics

184 pages

English language

Published April 27, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7453-9540-6
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GoodReads:: 71311730

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Illustrated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Illustrated

229 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5903-4666-0
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GoodReads:: 65728460

H. G. Wells: La Guerra De Los Mundos (Spanish language, 1981)

La Guerra De Los Mundos

220 pages

Spanish language

Published Jan. 1, 1981

ISBN:: 978-84-02-07645-8
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GoodReads:: 13374022

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: with Illustrations (2020, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds: with Illustrations

111 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-6120-1388-4
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GoodReads:: 65728685

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2022)

The War of the Worlds

525 pages

English language

Published March 14, 2022

ISBN:: 979-12-213-0995-9
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GoodReads:: 73653700

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated

215 pages

English language

Published Oct. 10, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4937-3589-9
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GoodReads:: 72911694

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: Large Print (2020, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds: Large Print

185 pages

English language

Published Sept. 14, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-6857-8045-4
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GoodReads:: 69384745

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