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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

1889, Stockton, F.R. , The Great War Syndicate 

Frank Richard Stockton (1889) The Great War Syndicate, New York, Dodd, Mead and Company. Later, when Stockton turned to novels, he continued […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Works

1890, Donnelly, H. G. , The Stricken Nation 

Henry Grattan Donnelly (1890) The Stricken Nation Although written and published in the USA this book is included to show the opposite […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1893, Clowes, W.L. , The Captain of the “Mary Rose” 

W. Laird Clowe (1893) The Captain of the “Mary Rose” – A Tale of To-morrow, London, W. Thacker & Co Review This […]

Aerial Warfare, Future Fantasy, Works

1893, Fawcett, E. D. , Hartmann The Anarchist 

E. Douglas Fawcett (1893) Hartmann The Anarchist, London, Edward Arnold. Illustrated by F.T. Jane. The plot centers around Mr Stanley, a young […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1893, Gladstonian M.P. , The Great Betrayal 

A Gladstonian M.P. (1893) The Great Betrayal: or, The Invasion of East Anglia PREFACE. SLIGHTLY modifying the proverb, “Si non e veri […]

Aerial Warfare, Future Fantasy, Works

1894, Griffith, G. , Olga Romanoff / The Syren of the Skies 

George Griffith (1894) Olga Romanoff / The Syren of the Skies first published as Pearson’s Weekly. The novel continues (from The Angel […]

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