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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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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
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008180
- Title
- The War of the Worlds
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- attractive_binding, fiction, literature, aliens, invasion, thriller, adventure, sci-fi, classic
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Folio Society;
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- Fine
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- Folio
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