War of the Worlds: The Social Anxieties Behind Science Fiction's Most Influential Novel

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Send us Fan MailI'll be discussing the HG Wells classic 'War of the Worlds' with @DrPaulA.Taylor (Readers of the Lost Art)Why the story continues to be so popular, its many adaptations, and what it tells us about the social anxieties and paranoia present not only in Victorian times, but today as well.For more content on my YouTube Channel visit https://www.youtube.com/@DarrenFMagee For more Readers of the Lost Art content visit https://www.youtube.com/@DrPaulA.Taylor #waroftheworlds #hgwells

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