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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1283550 Title: The war of the worlds. Author: H G Wells Publisher: New York [Epstein and Carroll Associates]; distributed by Random House [1960] OCLC:1283550

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The war of the worlds.

Author:	H G Wells
Publisher:	New York [Epstein and Carroll Associates]; distributed by Random House [1960]
Series:	Looking Glass Library (Series), 21.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	A suspenseful account of the experiences of a single man during the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894.
Rating:	based on 2 rating(s) 0 with reviews - Be the first.
Subjects	Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction. Mars (Planet) -- Fiction. Space warfare -- Fiction. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Fiction Science fiction War stories
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Wells, H.G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. War of the worlds. New York [Epstein and Carroll Associates]; distributed by Random House [1960] (OCoLC)647522655
Material Type:	Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	H G Wells Find more information about:
OCLC Number:	1283550
Description:	251 pages illustrations 20 cm.
Contents:	pt. 1. The coming of the Martians: -- The eve of the war -- The falling star -- On Horsell Common -- The cylinder opens -- The heat-ray -- The heat-ray in the Chobham Road -- How I reached home -- Friday night -- The fighting begins -- In the storm -- At the window -- What I saw of the destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton -- How I fell in with the curate -- In London -- What had happened in Surrey -- The exodus from London -- The "thunder child." pt. 2. The earth under the Martians -- Under foot -- What we saw from the ruined house -- The days of imprisonment -- The death of the curate -- The stillness -- The work of fifteen days -- The man on Putney Hill -- Dead London -- Wreckage -- The epilogue.
Series Title:	Looking Glass Library (Series), 21.
Responsibility:	Illustrated by Edward Gorey.

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A suspenseful account of the experiences of a single man during the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894.

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