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
129 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5678-7033-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72827333
The War of the Worlds
176 pages
English language
Published June 21, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8374-2729-9Copied ISBN!
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- 72628432
The War of the Worlds
300 pages
English language
Published May 8, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8208-1201-9Copied ISBN!
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- 65728840
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published Aug. 18, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4591-8408-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728886
La guerra de los mundos
175 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 1, 1984
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- 978-968-847-116-6Copied ISBN!
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- 17697705
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
222 pages
English language
Published Aug. 21, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4613-1623-5Copied ISBN!
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- 70332710
The War of the Worlds
207 pages
English language
Published June 19, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5235-8561-6Copied ISBN!
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- 65728635
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
228 pages
English language
Published Sept. 13, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4759-2522-5Copied ISBN!
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- 70332803
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
160 pages
English language
Published Jan. 9, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5927-4341-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728659
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
265 pages
English language
Published March 9, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7194-3359-2Copied ISBN!
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- 72911473
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1998 by Recorded Books.
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- 978-1-4025-5245-8Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 11755496
The War of the Worlds Annotated
181 pages
English language
Published March 23, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4380-4191-7Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 72628626
The War of the Worlds
213 pages
English language
Published Jan. 28, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4095-1412-9Copied ISBN!
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- 65728203
The War of the Worlds illustrated edition
222 pages
English language
Published Feb. 3, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4121-6695-7Copied ISBN!
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- 70332649
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
88 pages
English language
Published Nov. 2, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5575-7812-7Copied ISBN!
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- 68420862
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