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
179 pages
English language
Published June 22, 2020
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- 978-1-716-81053-4Copied ISBN!
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- 73653776
The War of the Worlds
128 pages
English language
Published June 30, 2018
- ISBN:
- 978-81-8032-028-6Copied ISBN!
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- 25126153
White Fang
188 pages
English language
Published Sept. 13, 2004
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- 978-1-55443-559-3Copied ISBN!
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- 74181833
The War of the Worlds
162 pages
English language
Published Nov. 15, 2020 by West Margin Press.
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- 978-1-5132-2001-7Copied ISBN!
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- 57413537
The War of the Worlds
314 pages
English language
Published Dec. 2, 2019 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 978-1-6707-9106-1Copied ISBN!
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- 56550754
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
280 pages
English language
Published March 15, 2019
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- 978-0-9956586-5-3Copied ISBN!
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- 43210376
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Sept. 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4817-2755-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72628744
The War of the Worlds
217 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7730-2904-5Copied ISBN!
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- 70332565
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 25, 2017
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- 978-1-5189-3884-9Copied ISBN!
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- 55072269
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
160 pages
English language
Published March 7, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7183-8434-5Copied ISBN!
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- 65728587
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published June 1, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8332-4183-7Copied ISBN!
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- 72628510
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells: Martians, Fantasy, Cosmos, Invasion, Colonization, Extermination
164 pages
English language
Published May 16, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5051-6518-8Copied ISBN!
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- 65728733
The War of the Worlds
300 pages
English language
Published May 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5089-5562-5Copied ISBN!
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- 65728528
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published July 20, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8414-6320-7Copied ISBN!
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- 72911711
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