The war of the worlds
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New York : Penguin Classic, 2019.
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xxxvi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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New York : Penguin Classic, 2019.
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The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, naïve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear. The War of the Worlds has been the subject of countless adaptations, including an Orson Welles radio drama which caused mass panic when it was broadcast, with listeners confusing it for a news broadcast heralding alien invasion; a musical version by Jeff Wayne; and, most recently, Steven Spielberg's 2005 film version, starring Tom Cruise.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wells, H. G. (2019). The war of the worlds . Penguin Classic .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wells, H. G., 1866-1946. 2019. The War of the Worlds. Penguin Classic.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wells, H. G., 1866-1946. The War of the Worlds Penguin Classic, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wells, H. G. The War of the Worlds Penguin Classic , 2019.

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