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The War of the Worlds

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Based on 68,828 Ratings and 2,796 Reviews

Book Description
This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "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..."

Things then progress from a series of seemingly mun... More
Book Information
PublisherBroadview Press
BindingPaperback (205 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages268
ISBN-101551113538
ISBN-13978-1551113531
Publication Date03/17/2003
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About H. G. Wells (Author) : H. G. Wells was a published author, editor, and an illustrator. Some of the published credits of H. G. Wells include In the Days of the Comet, La Isla Del Dr Moreau, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The ... more
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