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 Illustrated
228 pages
English language
Published Feb. 22, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds
109 pages
English language
Published Feb. 16, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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Világok harca
226 pages
Hungarian language
Published Sept. 12, 2016
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- 978-606-8772-16-5Copied ISBN!
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- 64763025
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Dec. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7872-0566-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72628608
حرب العوالم
216 pages
Arabic language
Published Jan. 1, 2013
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- 978-977-6416-15-4Copied ISBN!
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- 18136664
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published Nov. 25, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7734-4267-7Copied ISBN!
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- 71309300
The War of the Worlds:
208 pages
English language
Published Sept. 20, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3537-9244-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72628598
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 6, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3565-5743-9Copied ISBN!
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- 72628485
War of the Worlds: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic
English language
Published June 4, 2013
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- 978-1-61865-069-6Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
217 pages
English language
Published Feb. 27, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
215 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7728-4687-2Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published March 14, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7217-9739-2Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Aug. 5, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 18, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds
222 pages
English language
Published Aug. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4606-3881-9Copied ISBN!
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- 65728280
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