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
230 pages
English language
Published July 12, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8404-5802-0Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Annotated
212 pages
English language
Published Nov. 1, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3616-4528-2Copied ISBN!
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- 72628624
The War of the Worlds illustrated
221 pages
English language
Published July 3, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8393-4271-2Copied ISBN!
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- 71309304
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
217 pages
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7638-8410-4Copied ISBN!
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- 70332536
The War of the Worlds
191 pages
English language
Published April 6, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4475-1431-0Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells: With Original Illustrations
250 pages
English language
Published July 18, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5395-6694-4Copied ISBN!
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- 68420852
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published Oct. 8, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4923-2700-2Copied ISBN!
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- 65728591
The War of the Worlds: H. G. Wells
100 pages
English language
Published Aug. 19, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8473-1947-8Copied ISBN!
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The War of The Worlds
197 pages
English language
Published Feb. 24, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4221-9956-3Copied ISBN!
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- 71444392
War Of The Worlds: Original Edition
162 pages
English language
Published April 23, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8086-4634-6Copied ISBN!
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- 65728542
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
157 pages
English language
Published Sept. 22, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3540-6193-8Copied ISBN!
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- 65728361
The War of the Worlds: Annotated
175 pages
English language
Published Oct. 19, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-3585-1233-7Copied ISBN!
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- 72628407
The War of the Worlds
112 pages
English language
Published Jan. 27, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7008-8516-4Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7727-5891-5Copied ISBN!
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- 70332725
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
229 pages
English language
Published May 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7486-9633-3Copied ISBN!
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- 65728851
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