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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: La guerra dei mondi (Italian language, 2017, Newton Compton)

La guerra dei mondi

223 pages

Italian language

Published Jan. 1, 2017 by Newton Compton.

ISBN:: 978-88-227-0236-4
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GoodReads:: 33777367

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

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

131 pages

English language

Published Dec. 31, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5888-9953-6
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GoodReads:: 70789673

H. G. Wells: La guerra de los mundos (Spanish language, 2019, Grupo Planeta)

La guerra de los mundos

320 pages

Spanish language

Published June 11, 2019 by Grupo Planeta.

ISBN:: 978-607-07-6110-2
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GoodReads:: 53115342

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2005, Blackstone Audio)

The War of the Worlds

English language

Published Feb. 1, 2005 by Blackstone Audio.

ISBN:: 978-0-7861-2909-6
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GoodReads:: 420876

H. G. Wells: La guerre des mondes (French language, 2020, Terre de Brume)

La guerre des mondes

236 pages

French language

Published Oct. 9, 2020 by Terre de Brume.

ISBN:: 978-2-84362-676-0
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GoodReads:: 64686395

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

The War of the Worlds Illustrated

217 pages

English language

Published Aug. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4607-0220-6
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GoodReads:: 72649517

H. G. Wells: A Guerra dos Mundos (Portuguese language, 2017, Nova Fronteira)

A Guerra dos Mundos

224 pages

Portuguese language

Published July 5, 2017 by Nova Fronteira.

ISBN:: 978-85-209-4096-9
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GoodReads:: 37915987

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

The War of the Worlds: Annotated

119 pages

English language

Published April 13, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7374-4223-1
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GoodReads:: 72628345

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

The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated

217 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4858-0827-3
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GoodReads:: 72911686

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

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

160 pages

English language

Published Dec. 29, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5880-9611-9
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GoodReads:: 68420856

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

The War of the Worlds

131 pages

English language

Published June 14, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-6536-3391-1
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GoodReads:: 65728978

H. G. Wells: La guerre des mondes (French language, 2023, Éditions Samarkand)

La guerre des mondes

312 pages

French language

Published 2023 by Éditions Samarkand.

ISBN:: 978-2-38304-095-8
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H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: by H.G. Wells | Classic Edition with Original Illustrated (2022, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds: by H.G. Wells | Classic Edition with Original Illustrated

200 pages

English language

Published March 7, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4282-9910-6
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GoodReads:: 65728579

H. G. Wells: La Guerra de Los Mundos (Spanish language, 1998)

La Guerra de Los Mundos

220 pages

Spanish language

Published Jan. 1, 1998

ISBN:: 978-84-02-07973-2
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GoodReads:: 2608496

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

The War of the Worlds: Illustrated

227 pages

English language

Published March 11, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7203-8860-7
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GoodReads:: 65728195

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