The War of the Worlds (Dover Thrift Editions)
by H G Wells
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0486295060
- ISBN 13
- 9780486295060
- Seller
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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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- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012029
- Title
- The War of the Worlds (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- H G Wells
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0486295060
- ISBN 13
- 9780486295060
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Place of Publication
- Mineola, New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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