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Category: Mainstream Invasion Literature

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1871, J.W.M. , The Siege of London 

J.W.M. (1871) The Siege of London: Reminiscences of “Another Volunteer” Records events directly after the main Battle of Dorking scenario, including the […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1885, Anonymous , The Great War and Disastrous Peace of 1885 

Anonymous [signed M.P.] (1885) The Great War and Disastrous Peace of 1885 A short story of Britain being blockaded and starved into […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1885, Posteritas , The Siege of London 

Posteritas (1885) The Siege of London, London, Wyman & Sons CHAPTER 1. ENGLAND’s POLITICAL MISTAKES. —THE EGYPTIAN MUDDLE.— ALARMING SIGNS IN THE […]

Insurrection, Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1886, Anonymous , The Great Irish Rebellion of 1886 

Anonymous (1886) The Great Irish Rebellion of 1886. Retold by a Landlord. It is hardly surprising, then, that writers of the 1880s, […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1887, Anonymous , The Battle off Worthing: why the Invaders never got to Dorking 

Anonymous (1887) The Battle off Worthing: why the Invaders never got to Dorking As an example of how other writers picked over […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1887, Clowes, W.L. , The Great Naval War of 1887 

William Laird Clowes (1887) The Great Naval War of 1887 Originally published anonymously. Attributed also to Alan Hughes Burgoyne [Charles Gannon (2003) […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1888, Anonymous , The Russia’s Hope 

Anonymous (1888) The Russia’s Hope: Or Britannia No Longer Rules the Waves; Showing How the Muscovite Bear Got at the British Whale […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1888, Arnold-Forster, H.O. , In a Conning Tower 

Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster (1888) In a Conning Tower; or, How I Took H.M.S. “Majestic” into Action. A Story of Modern Ironclad Warfare, […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1888, Barton, S. , The battle of the Swash and the capture of Canada 

Samuel Barton (1888) The battle of the Swash and the capture of Canada One of the first novels in the ‘future war’ […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1888, Lester, H. F. , The Taking of Dover 

Lester, H. F. (1888) The Taking of Dover,  Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith Russia and France defeat Germany and then staging a fake falling […]

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