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Category: Speculative SF

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 […]

Speculative SF, Works

1908, Giffard, P. , La Guerre Infernale 

Pierre Giffard (1908) La Guerre Infernale – illustrated by Albert Robida. La Guerre Infernale was an adventure novel for children, published as […]

Speculative SF, Works

1905, Stables, W.G. , The Meteor Flag of England: The Story of a Coming Conflict 

William Gordon Stables (1905) The Meteor Flag of England: The Story of a Coming Conflict, J. Nisbet Set in the distant Near […]

Speculative SF, Submarine Warfare, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1907, Griffith, G. , The world peril of 1910 

George Griffith (1907) The world peril of 1910, London,  F. V. White & Co. Ltd. CHAPTER I – A MOMENTOUS EXPERIMENT On […]

Speculative SF, Works

1911, Griffith, G. , The Lord of Labour 

George Griffith (1911) The Lord of Labour. This book was published posthumously. So determined was Griffith that this book be published that […]

Speculative SF, Works

1914, Wells, H.G. , The World Set Free 

H.G. Wells (1914) The World Set Free Preface: H. G. WELLS. EASTON GLEBE, DUNMOW, 1921. THE WORLD SET FREE was written in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aerial Warfare, Speculative SF, Works

1904, Verne, J. , Master of the World 

Jules Verne (1904) Master of the World [Maître du monde]. A sequel to Robur the Conqueror. As a fantastical novel rather than […]

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