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| Author | William Le Queux |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Captain Cyril Field T.S.C. Crowther |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Invasion literature |
| Publisher | Tower Publishing Co. |
Publication date | 1894 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print, Hardback |
| Pages | 330 |
| OCLC | 55152025 |
| Text | The Great War in England in 1897 at Project Gutenberg |
The Great War in England in 1897 was written by William Le Queux and published in 1894.
Le Queux's work is an early example of Invasion literature genre, which began with The Battle of Dorking in 1871, where the British are soundly defeated by an invading German army. The Battle of Dorking was written by army veteran George Tomkyns Chesney, originally as a warning against the further demobilisation of the British armed forces.[1]: 3
It was first serialised in the weekly paper Answers. It was a huge success, and after being published as a book, it went through eight editions.[2]: 496–497
- ^ Clarke, I. F. (1967). "Forecasts of Warfare in Fiction 1803-1914". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 10 (1): 1–25. ISSN 0010-4175.
- ^ Stafford, David A. T. (1981). "Spies and Gentlemen: The Birth of the British Spy Novel, 1893-1914". Victorian Studies. 24 (4): 489–509. ISSN 0042-5222.