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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- 11494
- BNF ID:
- 11961283d
- VIAF:
- 175789810
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Válka světů
312 pages
Czech language
Published Aug. 19, 2005
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- 978-80-7254-706-7Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
215 pages
English language
Published Feb. 9, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4147-6519-6Copied ISBN!
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- 72911648
The War of the Worlds : Annotated Edition
185 pages
English language
Published Aug. 28, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (World Literature Classics / Illustrated with doodles: Alien Invasion Science Fiction (Paperback)
170 pages
English language
Published Feb. 28, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7149-4833-6Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published June 15, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5212-6844-3Copied ISBN!
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- 70332632
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
181 pages
English language
Published Oct. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7503-7638-4Copied ISBN!
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- 70332698
The War of the Worlds annotated
213 pages
English language
Published May 14, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8266-4203-0Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Aug. 7, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4520-5633-1Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds annotated
177 pages
English language
Published March 23, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 72628456
The War of the Worlds: Annotated
185 pages
English language
Published Jan. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5980-2733-2Copied ISBN!
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- 72628611
The War of the Worlds : Annotated Edition
185 pages
English language
Published Aug. 27, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 72628483
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published July 29, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8429-4440-8Copied ISBN!
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- 72911852
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Nov. 28, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7754-4182-1Copied ISBN!
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Maailmojen sota
223 pages
Finnish language
Published May 1, 2005 by Tammi.
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- 978-951-31-3373-3Copied ISBN!
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- 4493650
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