Works – Page 15 – The Riddle of The Sands

Invasion by Tunnel, Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1883, Forth, C. , The Surprise of the Channel Tunnel

C. Forth (1883) The Surprise of the Channel Tunnel Little information about this other than a brief entry in Norman Longmate’s (1991) Island […]

Aerial Warfare, Chemical & Biological, Speculative SF, Submarine Warfare, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1883, Robida, A. , La Guerre au Vingtième Siècle

Albert Robida (1883) La Guerre au Vingtième Siècle A fantastical view of warfare in the 20C from the French illustrator Robida involving […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1884, Anonymous , How Glasgow Ceased to Flourish: a tale of 1890

Anonymous (1884) How Glasgow Ceased to Flourish: a tale of 1890, Glasgow, Wilson & McCormick An argument against defence cuts that describes […]

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 […]

Future War Technology, Works

1885, Barillet-Lagargousse , La guerre finale, histoire fantastique

Barillet-Lagargousse (1885) La guerre finale, histoire fantastique par Barillet-Lagargousse, ingénieur destructeur, membre de plusieurs sociétés philanthropiques et savantes. Barillet-Lagargousse’s The Final War […]

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, […]

Aerial Warfare, Speculative SF, Works

1886, Verne, J. , Robur the Conqueror

Jules Verne (1886) Robur the Conqueror [Robur-le-Conquérant] [aka. The Clipper of the Clouds] Although somewhat outside the scope of Invasion / Future […]

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) […]