The War of the Worlds
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Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds has done much to obscure the real brilliance of the original work. Written at a time when "science-fiction" did not exist as a genre, The War of the Worlds was a new departure in literature. Author H.G. Wells, deeply committed to social improvement in turn-of-the-century Britain, used extra-terrestrial invasion to predict the results of a not-entirely-impossible violent upheaval in contemporary society: for "Martians" read "bolsheviks." His book is social prophecy of the first order and only coincidentally one of the great works of science-fiction.
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Wells, H. G., & Crossley, S. (2023). The War of the Worlds. Unabridged. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wells, H. G. and Steven, Crossley. 2023. The War of the Worlds. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wells, H. G. and Steven, Crossley, The War of the Worlds. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wells, H. G., and Steven Crossley. The War of the Worlds. Unabridged. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc, 2023.
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| dateLastUpdated | Oct 28, 2024 06:11:39 PM |
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