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
192 pages
Published Oct. 1, 2013
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- 978-1-4434-3215-3Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds
230 pages
English language
Published Sept. 5, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8499-5004-4Copied ISBN!
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- 71309302
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published July 25, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5433-5991-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72628632
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
188 pages
English language
Published Jan. 14, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5949-7806-5Copied ISBN!
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- 65728860
The War of the Worlds annotated
213 pages
English language
Published Aug. 30, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8489-4381-8Copied ISBN!
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- 72628376
The War of the Worlds
210 pages
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2019 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7812-2583-5Copied ISBN!
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- 72827310
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Sept. 29, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3551-4684-9Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 65728691
The War of The Worlds: The Original 1898 Science Fiction Alien Invasion Classic
196 pages
English language
Published Sept. 22, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-6889-7822-3Copied ISBN!
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- 72226560
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Annotated Edition
238 pages
English language
Published May 17, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5059-4624-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72916390
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Dec. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7878-1136-0Copied ISBN!
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- 72628604
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
222 pages
English language
Published Nov. 29, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7755-7045-3Copied ISBN!
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- 70332729
The War Of The Worlds: Annotated Edition
204 pages
English language
Published Oct. 9, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-6956-9270-9Copied ISBN!
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- 72628337
The War of the Worlds illustrated
184 pages
English language
Published May 22, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8313-2446-4Copied ISBN!
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- 65728984
The War of the Worlds' Illustrated
239 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7729-3209-4Copied ISBN!
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- 70332522
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells "Annotated"
255 pages
English language
Published May 16, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8281-5376-3Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 72916442
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