H.G. Well's 1898 science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds, tapped into society's fears about worldwide security and an impending war in Europe. However, it wasn't until forty years later that The War of the Worlds became infamous. On October 30, 1938, the United States was certain that it was under siege by vicious Martians. Thousands of people called the police, many ran from their homes in terror, and some even sought medical attention for shock and hysteria. Martians weren't really invading: Orson Welles, a famous actor, was performing a radio dramatization of The War of the Worlds that conviced listeners an invasion could happen anytime and anywhere.
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H .G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more.
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No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
red weed, black vapor, handling machine, sand pits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heat Ray, Maybury Hill, Primrose Hill, Putney Hill, Regent's Park, George's Hill, John's Wood, Miss Elphinstone, Thunder Chip, Chalk Farm, College Arms, Street Cobham, Wellington Street, Baker Street, Hampton Court, Spotted Dog New!
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No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
red weed, black vapor, handling machine, sand pits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heat Ray, Maybury Hill, Primrose Hill, Putney Hill, Regent's Park, George's Hill, John's Wood, Miss Elphinstone, Thunder Chip, Chalk Farm, College Arms, Street Cobham, Wellington Street, Baker Street, Hampton Court, Spotted Dog New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- War of the Worlds( in German) by Wells in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- War of the Worlds by H G Wells in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The War of the Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) by H. G. Wells in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The War of the Worlds (Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book) by John Green in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Teaching Science Fact with Science Fiction by Richard Raham on 8 pages
- Atomic Bomb Cinema: The Apocalyptic Imagination on Film by Jerome F. Shapiro on 6 pages
- E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces by Debbora Battaglia on 5 pages
- The Picshuas of H. G. Wells: A Burlesque Diary by Gene K. Rinkel on 5 pages
- Mars (Worlds Beyond) by Ron Miller on 4 pages
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