The War of the Worlds (Illustrated by Henrique Alvim Correa)
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ISBN10: 1420952064
ISBN13: 9781420952063
Publisher: Digireads.Com
Published: Nov 11 2015
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781420952063
Publisher: Digireads.Com
Published: Nov 11 2015
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
First published serially in 1897, H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, is one of the author's most popular and enduring works. When explosions are observed on Mars at an astronomical observatory the interest of the scientific community is greatly aroused. It is soon discovered, when they land on Earth, that the explosions are rocket like projectiles that have been launched from Mars. An unnamed protagonist is one of the first to discover that these are actually spaceships carrying monstrous beings from the planet. The story centers on the unnamed narrator's attempt to reunite with his wife after witnessing the devastating attacks that soon follow. The merciless Martians storm the countryside in three-legged fighting machines that fire deadly heat rays and spew poisonous black smoke. Thousands of refugees are sent fleeing in the chaos created by the invasion. Inspired by the English invasion literature of his area, Wells's The War of the Worlds crafts a thrilling and foreboding narrative that helped to popularize and define an entire genre of literature. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and is illustrated by Henrique Alvim Corrêa.
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