{"product_id":"the-time-machine-the-invisible-man-the-war-of-the-worlds-introduction-by-margaret-drabble-hardcover","title":"The Time Machine, the Invisible Man, the War of the Worlds: Introduction by Margaret Drabble - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered together in one hardcover volume: three timeless novels from the founding father of science fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first great novel to imagine time travel, \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (1895) follows its scientist narrator on an incredible journey that takes him finally to Earth's last moments--and perhaps his own. The scientist who discovers how to transform himself in \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1897) will also discover, too late, that he has become unmoored from society and from his own sanity. \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1898)--the seminal masterpiece of alien invasion adapted by Orson Welles for his notorious 1938 radio drama, and subsequently by several filmmakers--imagines a fierce race of Martians who devastate Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are three classic science fiction novels that, more than a century after their original publication, show no sign of losing their grip on readers' imaginations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer in many genres, prominent in his time as a socialist and a pacifist as well as a pioneer of science fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Drabble is the award-winning author of seventeen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, The Witch of Exmoor, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Needle's Eye.\u003c\/i\u003e She has written several biographies and works of nonfiction and edited \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to English Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in London and Somerset.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.24 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53716821573996,"sku":"9780307593849","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/854fb4732d9ceeeea27b981f2ac1af9f.webp?v=1778139318","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-time-machine-the-invisible-man-the-war-of-the-worlds-introduction-by-margaret-drabble-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}