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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.     Subjects     Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.     Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.     Martians -- Fiction.     Life on other planets -- Fiction.     Space warfare -- Fiction.     Mars (Planet) -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.       by title:      The war of the world...       by call number:      FICTION WEL     Search the Web     Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.     Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.     Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.     Martians -- Fiction.     Life on other planets -- Fiction.     Space warfare -- Fiction.     Mars (Planet) -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The war of the worlds / H.G. Wells ; illustrated by Edward Gorey. by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. New York Review Books ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2005], c1960. Call #: FICTION WEL Subjects Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.   Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.   Martians -- Fiction.   Life on other planets -- Fiction.   Space warfare -- Fiction.   Mars (Planet) -- Fiction. Series New York Review Books classics. ISBN:  1590171586 (alk. paper) Description:  251 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Notes:  First pubished in 1898. Contents:  Book 1: The coming of the Martians. The eve of the war -- The falling star -- On Horsell Common -- The cylinder opens -- The heat-ray -- The heat-ray in Chobham Road -- How I reached home -- Friday night -- The fighting begins -- In the storm -- At the window -- What I saw of the destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton -- How I fell in with the curate -- In London -- What had happened in Surrey -- The exodus from London -- The "Thunder Child" -- Book 2: The Earth under the Martians. Under foot -- What we saw from the ruined house -- The days of imprisonment -- The death of the curate -- The stillness -- The work of fifteen days -- The man on Putney Hill -- Dead London -- Wreckage -- The epilogue. Summary:  They came form outer space--Mars, to be exact. With deadly heat-rays and giant fighting machine they want to conquer Earth and keep humans as their slaves. Nothing seems to stop them as they spread terror and death across the planet. It is the start of the most important war in Earth's history. And Earth will never be the same. Genre:  Science fiction. Classic fiction. Other authors:  Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Science Fiction FICTION WEL Adult books Checked out Jul 07, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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