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
176 pages
English language
Published Feb. 25, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
222 pages
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 70332619
The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition)
212 pages
English language
Published June 2, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5136-9271-3Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells :(Annotated Edition)
236 pages
English language
Published March 12, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4315-5090-4Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds
195 pages
English language
Published Sept. 20, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4807-6354-6Copied ISBN!
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- 65728695
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Oct. 6, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4910-7654-3Copied ISBN!
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- 72628561
The War of the Worlds
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2010
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- 978-1-60501-899-7Copied ISBN!
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- 8452714
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published Jan. 26, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7003-9263-1Copied ISBN!
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- 72649554
The War of the Worlds Annotated
192 pages
English language
Published June 3, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-8338-3470-1Copied ISBN!
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- 72628388
The War of the Worlds
155 pages
English language
Published Oct. 9, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4932-0236-0Copied ISBN!
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- 65728499
The War of the Worlds Annotated
217 pages
English language
Published Dec. 1, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7770-1775-8Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated
230 pages
English language
Published June 21, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-5245-5800-8Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Novel by H. G. Wells Annotated
259 pages
English language
Published March 9, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4295-5235-4Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated & Annotated
181 pages
English language
Published April 4, 2022 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-4457-8342-8Copied ISBN!
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The War of the Worlds Illustrated and Unabridged
229 pages
English language
Published Nov. 4, 2021 by Independently Published book edition.
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- 979-8-7593-8520-2Copied ISBN!
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- 70332628
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