Author: Anonymous (George Tomkins Chesney)
Title: The Fall of England? the Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer
Description: New York, G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1871. First US Edition. Hardcover. 66pp. Rebound in black cloth lettered in gold on the spine. Old damp stain affecting the first few pages. A very good copy. ".. this tale virtually founded the future-war/invasion genre of stories which attained great popularity in the UK as she neared the height of her insecure Empire in the latter years of the 19th century.." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, eds. Clute and Nicholls, 1999, p. 211. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 42.; Octavo. .

Keywords: SCIENCE FICTION, ENGLAND, INVASION, WAR


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