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The War Of The Worlds (other)
''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was first published in hardcover in 1898 by William Heinemann. ''The War of the Worlds'' is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an Extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martian (The War of the Worlds), Martians. It is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction Western canon, canon. The plot is similar to other works of invasion literature from the same period, and has been variously interpreted as a commentary on the theory of evolution, imperialism, and Victorian era fears, superstitions and prejudices. Wells lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Goble
Warwick Goble (22 November 1862 – 22 January 1943) was a British illustrator of children's books. He was educated and trained at the City of London School and the Westminster School of Art. He specialized in fairy tales and exotic scenes from Japan, India and Arabia. He illustrated H.G. Wells' ''The War of the Worlds'' - among his first published illustrations, soon to be followed by a suite for ''The Book of Baal''. He also provided illustrations for magazines, including ''Pearson's Magazine'', illustrating a number of early science-fiction stories, including several by Frederick Merrick White. Selected works Books illustrated: * Samuel Rutherford Crockett, ''Lad’s Love'' (Bliss Sands, 1897) * H. G. Wells, ''The War of The Worlds'' (Heinemann, 1898) * Mrs. Molesworth, ''The Grim House'' (Nisbet, 1899) * Alexander van Millingen, ''Constantinople'' (Black, 1906) * Francis A. Gasquet, ''The Greater Abbeys of England'' (Chatto, 1908) * Jane Barlow, ''Irish Ways'' (All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
