An edition of The War of the Worlds (1898)

The War of the Worlds

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H. G. Wells, H. G. Wells
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An edition of The War of the Worlds (1898)

The War of the Worlds

  • 3.8 (141 ratings) ·
  • 757 Want to read
  • 50 Currently reading
  • 196 Have read

The ultimate science fiction classic: for more than one hundred years, this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. The style is revolutionary for its era, employing a sophisticated first and third person account of the events which is both personal and focused on the holistic downfall of Earth's society. The Martians, as evil, mechanical and unknown a threat they are, remain daunting in today's society, where, despite technology's mammoth advances, humanity's hegemony over Earth is yet to be called into question. In Well's introduction to the book, where the character discusses with the later deceased Ogilvy about astronomy and the possibility of alien life defeating the 'savage' (to them) nineteenth-century Britain, is he insinuating that this is the truth and fate of humanity? It's up to you to decide…

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Cover of: Penguin English Library the War of the Worlds
Penguin English Library the War of the Worlds
May 29, 2012, PENGUIN GROUP, Penguin Classic
paperback
Cover of: La guerra de los mundos
La guerra de los mundos
2012, Ediciones MAAN S.A. de C.V.
in Spanish - 1a. ed.
Cover of: The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Dec 01, 2006, Penguin Books
paperback
Cover of: La guerre des mondes
La guerre des mondes
2005, Mercure de France
in French
Cover of: The war of the worlds
The war of the worlds
2005, Prometheus
in Dutch
Cover of: The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
September 1993, Troll Communications
Paperback in English
Cover of: Der Krieg der Welten.
Der Krieg der Welten.
January 1, 1974, Diogenes Verlag
Paperback in German
Cover of: War of the Worlds, the
War of the Worlds, the
Oct 27, 1963, Penguin
paperback
Cover of: The war of the worlds
The war of the worlds
1922, Harper & brothers
in English
Cover of: Borba svitiv
Borba svitiv
1917, Nakladom "Kanadyĭskoho Farmera"
in Ukrainian
Cover of: La guerre des mondes
La guerre des mondes
1906, L. Vandamme & Co.
Hardcover in French

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First Sentence

"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water."

Edition Notes

Series
A Watermill Classic

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Dimensions
7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
Weight
4.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8235936M
ISBN 10
0893753475
ISBN 13
9780893753474
OCLC/WorldCat
8943191
Library Thing
11494
Wikidata
Q116194241
Goodreads
1231005

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