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The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

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Naive suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity.

The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!'In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naive suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
208
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:
9780141199047
Published Date:
26/4/2012
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 12mm
Weight:
157g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £7.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780141199047

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