{"product_id":"9781443432153_the-war-of-the-worlds","title":"The War Of The Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unnamed narrator delivers a first-person account of his experiences during the Martian invasion of Earth. With his eye on the stars when the first Martian cylinder falls to Earth, and present when a Martian emerges from the cylinder at Woking, the narrator provides a detailed and up-close picture of both the Martians and their terrible weapons as they unleash their fury on London and the English countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1898, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e was one of the first stories to detail an extraterrestrial invasion of Earth, and demonstrated author H.G. Wells’ inventive imagination, as well as his interest in Darwinism and natural selection. \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e is best-known for sparking panic during a 1938 Halloween radio performance directed by Orson Welles, who mistook the dramatization as an actual news broadcast. It has also adapted for film, most recently for the 2005 Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"H G Wells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889917481109,"sku":"9781443432153","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x145_328f5b74-597f-4fe0-95d1-4a16e9494e32.jpg?v=1769490768","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781443432153_the-war-of-the-worlds","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}