Project Gutenberg 2011-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 116 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le Crowther, T. S. C. Field, Cyril 1859 1942 The Great War in England in 1897 Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Great War in England in 1897" by William Le Queux is a fictional narrative penned during the late 19th century. The story explores the harrowing prospect of an invasion of Britain by foreign powers, particularly focusing on the fears surrounding military inadequacies and the rising threat posed by a combined French and Russian offensive. With the unfolding chapters, readers can expect to dive into a tale of national crisis, as the British public grapples with the sudden declaration of war and the chaos that ensues. The opening of the narrative sets a dramatic tone as it captures the shock of the British public at the announcement of war during a theater performance. The news spreads rapidly, plunging the once-comfortable citizens into panic and disbelief at the thought of invasion—something they previously deemed preposterous. Alongside the societal turmoil, we are introduced to Geoffrey Engleheart, a young man caught in the whirlwind of impending conflict, who rushes to inform his fiancée of the danger. As the story progresses, various themes of patriotism, cowardice, and social unrest start to emerge, illustrating how quickly confidence can falter in the face of looming threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Imaginary wars and battles Great Britain -- Defenses UA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 709172 709185 2024-09-15T16:56:30.916769 2023-09-16T09:59:33.772762 text/html text/html 707654 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6165566 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6296732 2024-09-15T16:56:50.930663 application/epub+zip 6296127 2024-09-15T16:56:36.734771 application/epub+zip 343658 2024-09-15T16:56:32.211760 application/epub+zip 7758925 2024-09-15T16:56:59.604638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7672138 2024-09-15T16:56:45.777731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543190 2022-09-17T07:48:36.590176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644216 644025 2024-09-15T16:56:29.166814 2023-09-16T09:59:32.163741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 643915 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240471 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 643917 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240304 2021-01-08T03:41:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21247 2024-09-15T16:56:59.798655 application/rdf+xml 13242 2024-09-15T16:56:32.604761 image/jpeg 3243 2024-09-15T16:56:32.406761 image/jpeg 6229069 2024-09-15T16:56:31.299770 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia