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Description:“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.” Thus begins one of the most terrifying and morally prescient science fiction novels ever penned. Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth. Then the destruction erupts—ten massive aliens roam England and destroy with heat rays everything in their path. Very soon humankind finds itself on the brink of extinction. H. G. Wells raises questions of mortality, man’s place in nature, and the evil lurking in the technological future—questions that remain urgently relevant in the twenty-first century.(This Folio Society edition follows the text of the authoritative 1924 Atlantic Edition with minor emendations. Typeset in Founder's Caslon at The Folio Society. Printed on Caxton Wove paper by Memminger MedienCentrum and bound by Real Lachenmaier in full library buckram blocked with a design by the artist.)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The War of the Worlds. To get started finding The War of the Worlds, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 232

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Folio Society

Release: 2004

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Description: “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.” Thus begins one of the most terrifying and morally prescient science fiction novels ever penned. Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth. Then the destruction erupts—ten massive aliens roam England and destroy with heat rays everything in their path. Very soon humankind finds itself on the brink of extinction. H. G. Wells raises questions of mortality, man’s place in nature, and the evil lurking in the technological future—questions that remain urgently relevant in the twenty-first century.(This Folio Society edition follows the text of the authoritative 1924 Atlantic Edition with minor emendations. Typeset in Founder's Caslon at The Folio Society. Printed on Caxton Wove paper by Memminger MedienCentrum and bound by Real Lachenmaier in full library buckram blocked with a design by the artist.)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The War of the Worlds. To get started finding The War of the Worlds, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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