Mainstream Invasion Literature

1929, Gibbons, F. , The Red Napoleon

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Outside the main scope of this website but an interesting novel from 1929 that shows that invasion literature continued into the inter-war years. The Red Napoleon is a 1929 novel by Floyd Gibbons predicting a Soviet conquest of Europe and invasion of America. The novel contains strong racial overtones such as expressed fear of the […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature

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

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Thomas Dixon, The Fall of a Nation: A Sequel to The Birth of a Nation, 1916 A warning story about an invasion of America by a prominent White Supremacist. The Fall of a Nation, a Sequel to The Birth of a Nation, is an invasion literature novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. Dixon described it as […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature

1906, Holt White, W. , The Earthquake

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W. Holt White, The Earthquake (1906). An earthquake & German invasion simultaneously hit London. In the early hours of September 8, 1907 , an earthquake of unprecedented power strikes London. Nelson’s Column topples over. St. Paul’s Cathedral is shaken to pieces. The Houses of Parliament subside into a great heap of rubble Westminster Abbey party […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature

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

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The Private War – Being the Truth about Gordon Traill – His Personal Statement by Louis Joseph Vance and H. C. Edwards, 1906, D. Appleton & Co An expose style account of mysterious confrontations with the German Navy in the North Sea that makes reference to the Dogger Bank Incident. Full text at: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435075846964&view=2up&seq=8

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1907, Scott, H., The Way of War

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Hew Scott  (1907) The Way of War, London, John Long A plan for a German invasion is uncovered. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser – Thursday 13 June 1907, p.10: Tales of invasion, particularly of German invasion, have been so frequent during the past year or two, that Mr. Hew Scott courted, if not failure, […]

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1871, Moltruhn, M. ,The Other Side of the Battle of Dorking

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Maximilian Moltruhn (1871) The Other Side of the Battle of Dorking, or Reminisences of an Invader, London, Whittaker Moltruhn is believed to be the pseudonym of an unidentified British writer. The Other Side at the Battle of Dorking (1871) by Maximilian Moltruhn, retelling the original tale of British defeat from a German viewpoint.  A German […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature

1909, Townroe, B.S., A Nation in Arms

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B. S. Townroe, H. (1909) A Nation in Arms (Play) A play produced on behalf of the National Service League as a counter to An Englishman’s Home. The play and its background is described in Harry Woods article: Representations of compulsory military service in Edwardian Invasion-scare fiction 1899-1914 A contemporary Review in Manchester Courier and […]