The War of the Worlds
Autor H. G. Wellsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2007 – vârsta de la 18 ani
The ultimate science fiction classic
For more than one hundred years this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today
For more than one hundred years this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today
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ISBN-13: 9780451530653
ISBN-10: 0451530659
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 104 x 170 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Ediția:New edition.
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0451530659
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 104 x 170 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Ediția:New edition.
Editura: Penguin Books
Notă biografică
Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, England, on September 21, 1866. His father was a professional cricketer and sometime shopkeeper, his mother a former lady’s maid. Although "Bertie" left school at fourteen to become a draper’s apprentice (a life he detested), he later won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, where he studied with the famous Thomas Henry Huxley. He began to sell articles and short stories regularly in 1893. In 1895, his immediately successful novel rescued him from a life of penury on a schoolteacher’s salary. His other "scientific romances"—The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), The War of the Worlds (1898), The First Men in the Moon (1901), and The War in the Air (1908)—won him distinction as the father of science fiction.Henry James saw in Wells the most gifted writer of the age, but Wells, having coined the phrase "the war that will end war" to describe World War I, became increasingly disillusioned and focused his attention on educating mankind with his bestselling Outline of History (1920) and his later utopian works. Living until 1946, Wells witnessed a world more terrible than any of his imaginative visions, and he bitterly observed: "Reality has taken a leaf from my book and set itself to supercede me."
Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.
Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.
Descriere
For more than 100 years this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. Features a new Introduction. Revised reissue.
Recenzii
A
true
classic
that
has
pointed
the
way
not
just
for
science-fiction
writers,
but
for
how
we
as
a
civilisation
might
think
of
ourselves
The War of the Worldsremains the barometer by which all extra-terrestrial invasions are measured, fromVtoIndependence DaytoArrival
The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best
Wells occupies an honoured place in science fiction
A born story-teller
Wells is the Shakespeare of science fiction
The War of the Worldsremains the barometer by which all extra-terrestrial invasions are measured, fromVtoIndependence DaytoArrival
The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best
Wells occupies an honoured place in science fiction
A born story-teller
Wells is the Shakespeare of science fiction
Caracteristici
Includes pictures and an extensive section on Wells's life and works