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: Original 1938 Orson Welles Broadcast Recording
English language
- ISBN:
- 978-1-906392-74-1Copied ISBN!
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- 72827324
Krieg der Welten
320 pages
German language
Published Jan. 26, 2017
- ISBN:
- 978-3-945493-86-1Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 34504803
La guerre des mondes (traduit) (French Edition)
235 pages
French language
Published Oct. 26, 2021
- ISBN:
- 978-88-9286-570-9Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 73422722
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Sept. 26, 2019
- ISBN:
- 978-0-241-42329-5Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 49626677
The War of the Worlds
145 pages
English language
Published March 17, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7232-1188-9Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 65728478
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2014
- ISBN:
- 978-1-77542-108-5Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 68387066
Dünyalar Savaşı
247 pages
Turkish language
Published Dec. 1, 2019 by İthaki.
- ISBN:
- 978-605-375-741-2Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 49250228
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
84 pages
English language
Published April 8, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7349-3400-5Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 65728930
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published July 9, 2009 by Tantor Media.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4001-1284-5Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 7745776
La guerre des mondes
132 pages
French language
Published Aug. 26, 2019
- ISBN:
- 978-2-329-34330-3Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 64686421
The War of the Worlds
173 pages
English language
Published Aug. 23, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8456-7047-2Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 72628531
The War of the Worlds illustrated
213 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5617-8984-7Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 72649484
La guerra de los mundos
201 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 2012 by Debolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-987-566-762-4Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 19345443
The War of the Worlds: An Alien Invasion Story
142 pages
English language
Published May 30, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8329-1675-0Copied ISBN!
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- 72226565
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
219 pages
English language
Published April 5, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7334-9195-0Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 65728775
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