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
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1980
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- 978-1-55690-548-3Copied ISBN!
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Война миров
221 pages
Russian language
Published Jan. 1, 2010 by AST.
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- 978-5-17-064657-9Copied ISBN!
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- 52313295
The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition)
217 pages
English language
Published Sept. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4809-0738-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72916431
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published March 12, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4311-2046-6Copied ISBN!
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- 70332529
The War of the Worlds
227 pages
English language
Published June 10, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5175-6196-1Copied ISBN!
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- 65728745
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
87 pages
English language
Published July 6, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5325-9236-0Copied ISBN!
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- 68420858
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published Sept. 19, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4804-2641-0Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 65728928
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
191 pages
English language
Published May 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7484-6978-4Copied ISBN!
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- 65728545
H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: Illustrated Edition (2021, Independently Published book edition)
The War of the Worlds: Illustrated Edition
227 pages
English language
Published June 2, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5138-7196-5Copied ISBN!
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- 65728193
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 11, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4943-6544-6Copied ISBN!
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- 72628261
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published July 27, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5445-3242-2Copied ISBN!
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- 70332662
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
106 pages
English language
Published June 15, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5211-6001-3Copied ISBN!
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- 65728707
The War of the Worlds: Illustrated
193 pages
English language
Published Jan. 17, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4036-2069-7Copied ISBN!
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- 70332563
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
143 pages
English language
Published Jan. 13, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4014-3408-1Copied ISBN!
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- 65728771
The War of the Worlds
114 pages
English language
Published Feb. 6, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4135-1286-9Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 72628323
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