The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0198702647
- ISBN 13
- 9780198702641
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Paperback / softback. New. In The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells invented the myth of invasion from outer space. Martians land near London, conquering all before them, and ruin the metropolis; the fate of civilization and even of the human race remains in doubt until the very last.
Synopsis
The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells describing an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth. The novel is narrated by an unnamed writer of scientific articles. Throughout the narrative he struggles to reunite with his wife, while witnessing the Martians rampaging through the southern English counties. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time.
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- Title
- The War of the Worlds
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 7
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0198702647
- ISBN 13
- 9780198702641
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- This edition first published
- 2017-10
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