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The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction book by H. G. Wells. It is about Martians attacking Earth. A 1938 radio broadcast version by Orson Welles frightened many people.

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  • War of the Worlds original cover bw

    Title page, 1927 Amazing Stories reprint.

  • The War of the Worlds by Henrique Alvim Corrêa 08 b&w

    An army of Martian fighting-machines destroying England (1906)

  • Correa-Martians vs. Thunder Child

    A Martian fighting-machine battling with HMS Thunder Child (1906)

  • Woking tripod

    The Martian in Woking

  • Battleofdorking

    The Battle of Dorking front cover

  • Lowell Mars channels

    Martian canals depicted by Percival Lowell

  • LondonBombedWWII full

    London during 'The Blitz' in World War II

  • T.H.Huxley(Woodburytype)

    Wells's mentor, Darwinist advocate T. H. Huxley

  • Timbre penny post Canada 1898

    Stamp showing the British Empire at the time of The War of the Worlds’ publication. Egypt was also under de facto British rule.

  • Princess of Mars large

    A Princess of Mars cover

  • Famous fantastic mysteries 195107

    A reprint of The War of the Worlds was cover-featured on the July 1951 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La guerra de los mundos (novela) para niños

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