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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War of the Worlds
176 pages
Published Jan. 1, 2014
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- 978-1-322-14745-1Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds
174 pages
Published June 25, 2018 by Kindle Direct Publishing.
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- 978-1-7218-6568-0Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Dec. 12, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7832-9174-6Copied ISBN!
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- 70332616
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
111 pages
English language
Published May 12, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8252-2643-9Copied ISBN!
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- 70332691
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published June 9, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5176-2417-8Copied ISBN!
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- 70332508
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published July 26, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5441-1665-3Copied ISBN!
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- 72628422
The War of the Worlds: by H.G. Wells | Classic Edition with Original Illustrated
200 pages
English language
Published March 7, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4282-9385-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728560
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published March 13, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7212-2686-1Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Aug. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4611-4206-3Copied ISBN!
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- 72649487
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
238 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3620-0548-1Copied ISBN!
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- 65728371
The War of the Worlds: H. G. Wells
222 pages
English language
Published July 22, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5418-7360-3Copied ISBN!
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- 71315899
The War of the Worlds. - Scholar's Choice Edition
338 pages
Published Feb. 14, 2015
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- 978-1-298-01976-9Copied ISBN!
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- 43651017
The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
181 pages
English language
Published March 31, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4437-8403-8Copied ISBN!
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- 72911619
The War of the Worlds / H. G. Wells / World Literature Classics / Illustrated with doodles
94 pages
English language
Published Feb. 19, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7115-3937-7Copied ISBN!
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- 68420889
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Aug. 26, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8485-2952-4Copied ISBN!
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- 72628586
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