H. G. Wells

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H. G. Wells Double Feature - The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds (Reader's Library Classics)

Beschreibung

It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants. Also available in a beautiful hardcover edition (ISBN: 9781954839038) Considered one of the father's of Science Fiction, H. G. Wells was a prominent and influential author of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Two of his greatest novels come together in this paperback edition of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. The Time Machine: When an English Scientist, known only as the Time Traveller, invents a machine that can travel through time, the most logical outcome would be to test such a machine. After a trial run that saw him travel three hours into the future, the Time Traveller pushes further into the future to year 802,701, where he meets a mellow race of humans called the Eloi. Soon he discovers that the Eloi are not the only human race left on earth... The War of the Worlds: Humans vs. Martians. Conventional weapons vs. the dreaded Heat-Ray and poisonous black smoke. It's not the survival of one person at stake. It is the survival of all humanity. A classic unlike anything the world had yet to see, The War of the Worlds takes you into late 19th century England where a full-scale Martian invasion has begun.

Autor

Hebert George Wells, known as H. G. Wells, was a British author born in 1866. He was a prolific writer, publishing works in many genres, from short stories to social commentaries. However, he is best known for his science fiction novels, leading some to call him the "father of science fiction," or even the "Shakespeare of science fiction!" Wells is known as a futurist, meaning that much of his fiction foresaw changes that have now happened in world. Wells was a socialist and a member of the Fabian society and this political background can be found in his work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Reader's Library Classics
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781954839212
• ISBN-10: 1954839219
• Artikelnr.: 61236155