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02547aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 77675F0AB85D11E6BDBAC4DDDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161202010137 008 160617s2016 enkab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1474229883 020 $a 9781474229883 020 $a 1474229875 020 $a 9781474229876 035 $a (OCoLC)958083220 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d IUL $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d QGK $d SILO 050 4 $a PR5774 W33 B43 2016 100 1 $a Beck, Peter $q (Peter J.), $e author. 245 14 $a The war of the worlds : $b from H. G. Wells to Orson Welles, Jeff Wayne, Steven Spielberg and beyond / $c Peter J. Beck. 264 1 $a London ; $b Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, $c 2016. 300 $a xix, 383 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm 520 8 $a First published in 1897, H.G. Wells's alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. Chronicling the novel's contexts, its origins and its many multi-media adaptations, this book is a complete biography of the life - and the afterlives - of The War of the Worlds. Exploring the original text's compelling sense of place and vivid recreation of Wells's Woking home and the concerns of fin-de-siecle Britain, the book goes on to chart the novel's immediate international impact. Starting with the initial serialisations in US newspapers, Peter Beck goes on to examine Orson Welles's legendary 1938 radio adaptation, TV and film adaptations from George Pal to Steven Spielberg, Jeff Wayne's rock opera and the numerous other works that have taken their inspiration from Wells's original. Drawing on new archival research, this is a comprehensive account of the continuing impact of The War of the Worlds. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Wells, H. G. $q (Herbert George), $d 1866-1946. $t War of the worlds. 600 10 $a Wells, H. G. $q (Herbert George), $d 1866-1946 $x Adaptations. 600 10 $a Welles, Orson, $d 1915-1985 $x Criticism and interpretation. 630 00 $a War of the worlds (Motion picture : 1953) 630 00 $a War of the worlds (Radio program) 650 0 $a Science fiction, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Imaginary wars and battles in literature. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602014301.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214022448.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=77675F0AB85D11E6BDBAC4DDDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search