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
174 pages
Published Nov. 11, 2015 by Kindle Direct Publishing.
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The War of the Worlds
230 pages
English language
Published Dec. 26, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
191 pages
English language
Published Sept. 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4828-7869-9Copied ISBN!
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Válka světů
252 pages
Czech language
Published 2021 by Triton.
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- 978-80-7553-935-9Copied ISBN!
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- 60773269
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7640-1268-1Copied ISBN!
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- 70332647
Ο πόλεμος των κόσμων
304 pages
Greek language
Published March 21, 2019 by Psichogios Publications.
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- 978-618-01-2556-6Copied ISBN!
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- 44671601
The War of the Worlds: The War of the Worlds
107 pages
English language
Published Jan. 17, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4035-7255-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728373
The War of the Worlds
177 pages
English language
Published July 1, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5297-8933-9Copied ISBN!
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De Oorlog Der Werelden
190 pages
Dutch language
Published Jan. 1, 2006
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- 978-90-8691-001-4Copied ISBN!
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- 6704654
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published July 20, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8416-0941-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72911640
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published May 14, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8257-2227-6Copied ISBN!
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- 72628404
La guerra de los mundos
208 pages
Spanish language
Published Feb. 1, 2020 by Debolsillo.
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- 978-956-262-550-0Copied ISBN!
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- 49699420
The War of the Worlds : Illustrated Edition
221 pages
English language
Published April 23, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8087-4690-9Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds
English language
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- 978-0-585-06623-3Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 16, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3586-0174-1Copied ISBN!
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