The war of the worlds
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Author:

Wells, H. G. 1866-1946

Contributors:

Parrinder, Patrick, 1944-

Series:

Penguin classics

Lexile measure:

1170L

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012-up.

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Published:

London, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2005.

Format:

Book

Physical Desc:

xxxvi, 199 pages : map ; 20 cm.

Language:

English

ISBN:

9780141441030, 0141441038, 0141441038, 9780141441030 (pbk.), 0141441038 (pbk.)

Lexile measure:

1170

Notes

General Note

First published in 1898.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

'The War of the Worlds' is Wells' classic science fiction tale of a Martian invasion of Earth. Having already destroyed London, it seems that no-one can stop the intellectually superior Martians from taking over the whole planet.

Target Audience

012-up.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Wells, H. G. 1., & Parrinder, P. (2005). The war of the worlds. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wells, H. G. 1866-1946 and Patrick Parrinder. 2005. The War of the Worlds. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wells, H. G. 1866-1946 and Patrick Parrinder, The War of the Worlds. Penguin Books, 2005.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wells, H. G. 1866-1946 and Patrick Parrinder. The War of the Worlds. Penguin Books, 2005.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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