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 Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Sept. 25, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 1, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition)
121 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
214 pages
English language
Published Aug. 12, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds illustrated edition
222 pages
English language
Published Sept. 16, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Oct. 2, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3557-6836-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728743
The War of the Worlds: Classic Book by H.G. Wells with Original Illustration
260 pages
English language
Published June 25, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-6569-6615-3Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published April 8, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds: annotated
275 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 72628678
The war of the worlds: Great classic of science fiction
164 pages
English language
Published Nov. 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7597-9494-3Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
230 pages
English language
Published July 16, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published July 15, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published May 29, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds
193 pages
English language
Published March 5, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Feb. 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7046-2345-8Copied ISBN!
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- 70332737
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