 Cover of the 1914 edition | |
| Author | George Tomkyns Chesney |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Invasion literature, Science fiction[1] |
| Publisher | Blackwood (UK); Lippincott, Grambo & Co (US) (reprint Oxford Press 1971) |
Publication date | 1871 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 95 |
| ISBN | 0-19-283285-9 |
The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer is an 1871 novella by George Tomkyns Chesney, starting the genre of invasion literature and an important precursor of science fiction. Written just after the Prussian victory in the Franco-Prussian War, it describes an invasion of Britain by a German-speaking country referred to in oblique terms as The Other Power or The Enemy.
- ^ Canavan, Gerry (2018). The Cambridge History of Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-31-669437-4