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The War of the Worlds
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Published:
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2023.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (420 min.)) : digital.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Points: 11
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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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Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9798889565512
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 11 Points

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Instant title available through hoopla.
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Read by Steven Crossley.
Description
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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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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APA Citation (style guide)

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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