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
224 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 1984
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- 978-84-02-10117-4Copied ISBN!
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- 6669847
Războiul Lumilor
233 pages
Romanian language
Published Jan. 1, 2017
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- 978-606-695-085-5Copied ISBN!
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- 58624565
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published March 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7272-8665-4Copied ISBN!
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War of the Worlds
177 pages
English language
Published Jan. 28, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 70781812
The War of the Worlds: Illustrated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 25, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 65728430
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Dec. 1, 2005
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- 978-0-7531-2470-3Copied ISBN!
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- 13764952
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2006
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- 978-0-7854-0676-1Copied ISBN!
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- 12730537
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
158 pages
English language
Published March 6, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-6220-9633-4Copied ISBN!
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- 65728756
La guerra de los Mundos
246 pages
Spanish language
Published Oct. 1, 2004
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- 978-84-667-3980-1Copied ISBN!
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- 34687467
La guerra de los mundos
95 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 2020
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- 978-607-14-2088-6Copied ISBN!
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- 61113852
La guerra dei mondi
133 pages
Italian language
Published March 28, 2019 by Edizioni Clandestine.
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- 978-88-6596-868-0Copied ISBN!
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- 73436173
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Dec. 20, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5841-2095-5Copied ISBN!
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- 72911658
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
131 pages
English language
Published Jan. 13, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5944-3264-2Copied ISBN!
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War of the Worlds
177 pages
English language
Published March 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7273-0062-6Copied ISBN!
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- 71202816
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