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The War of the Worlds London, England.At the dawn of the twentieth century, the most significant event in human history has come to pass. Contact from an alien planet has been achieved. Rocket capsules fired from the surface of Mars have crashed into the southernEnglish countryside.But what should be a moment of scientific curiosity and wonderful first contact between two alien worlds turns instead into disaster. The a... Full description
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H. G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0141045418
- ISBN 13 9780141045412
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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