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The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

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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 …

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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No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Annotated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Annotated

106 pages

English language

Published May 18, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5065-0944-8
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No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (2020, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells

246 pages

English language

Published May 19, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-6470-2150-2
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GoodReads:: 65728176

No cover — H. G. Wells: La Guerra de Los Mundos (2015, Kindle Direct Publishing)

La Guerra de Los Mundos

144 pages

Published Aug. 22, 2015 by Kindle Direct Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-5170-1194-9
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GoodReads:: 26589302

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2016, Kindle Direct Publishing)

The War of the Worlds

144 pages

Published Oct. 8, 2016 by Kindle Direct Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-5394-2875-6
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GoodReads:: 32684399

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated (2022, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated

181 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7980-6577-6
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GoodReads:: 72911707

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Illustrated (2020, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Illustrated

230 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5640-6424-8
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GoodReads:: 72649519

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Annotated (2022, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Annotated

217 pages

English language

Published Jan. 12, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4013-0852-8
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GoodReads:: 72628320

No cover — H. G. Wells: La guerre des mondes (2017, Kindle Direct Publishing)

La guerre des mondes

178 pages

Published Jan. 14, 2017 by Kindle Direct Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-5425-1867-3
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GoodReads:: 33920159

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2019)

The War of the Worlds

232 pages

Published Jan. 17, 2019

ISBN:: 978-1-947727-59-5
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GoodReads:: 44421393

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2020, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds

195 pages

English language

Published Dec. 15, 2020 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-5814-6524-0
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GoodReads:: 65728802

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (World Literature Classics / Illustrated with doodles: Alien Invasion Science Fiction (Paperback) (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (World Literature Classics / Illustrated with doodles: Alien Invasion Science Fiction (Paperback)

170 pages

English language

Published Feb. 28, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7149-4868-8
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GoodReads:: 71082910

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds

230 pages

English language

Published Aug. 23, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4626-7975-9
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GoodReads:: 70332812

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (Gujarati language, 2012)

The War of the Worlds

151 pages

Gujarati language

Published Jan. 1, 2012

ISBN:: 978-93-82614-33-3
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GoodReads:: 60887703

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition) (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition)

217 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-4509-4531-6
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GoodReads:: 72916413

No cover — H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Annotated (2021, Independently Published book edition)

The War of the Worlds Annotated

181 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.

ISBN:: 979-8-7559-7924-5
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GoodReads:: 72628282

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