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Category: Works

Espionage, Speculative SF, Works

1903, Griffith, G. , The World Masters

Griffith, G. (1903) The World Masters  Published by John Long, London. Synopsis: (kindly provided by Adam Baldwin, PGRS, The Open University) The […]

Other, Works

1907, Bramah, E. , What Might Have Been

Ernest Bramah, What Might Have Been, 1907. Abridged and rereleased as The Secret of the League in 1909. The secret of the […]

Future Fantasy, Works

1871, J.W.M. , The Coming Cromwell

J.W.M. (1871) The Coming Cromwell. Set in a Near Future Britain in which the eponymous military and political leader conquers the monarchist […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1929, Gibbons, F. , The Red Napoleon

Outside the main scope of this website but an interesting novel from 1929 that shows that invasion literature continued into the inter-war […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1916, Dixon, T. , The Fall of a Nation

Thomas Dixon, The Fall of a Nation: A Sequel to The Birth of a Nation, 1916 A warning story about an invasion […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1906, Holt White, W. , The Earthquake

W. Holt White, The Earthquake (1906). An earthquake & German invasion simultaneously hit London. In the early hours of September 8, 1907 […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature

1906, Vance, L.J & Edwards, H.C. , The Private War

The Private War – Being the Truth about Gordon Traill – His Personal Statement by Louis Joseph Vance and H. C. Edwards, […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1871, Sketchley, A. [Rose, G.] , Mrs Brown on the Battle of Dorking

Arthur Sketchley [George Rose] (1871) Mrs Brown on the Battle of Dorking

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1907, Scott, H., The Way of War

Hew Scott  (1907) The Way of War, London, John Long A plan for a German invasion is uncovered. Manchester Courier and Lancashire […]

Future Fantasy

1911, Rupert, G.G., The Yellow Peril

G.G. Rupert (1911) The Yellow Peril Rupert was influential in the development of the idea of the Yellow Peril, the theory that […]

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August 2020 Revisions

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