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George Tomkyns Chesney

George Tomkyns Chesney (1830–1895) is represented here by 1 public-domain title, including The Battle of Dorking. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.

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The Battle of Dorking

by George Tomkyns Chesney

Science fiction · Fantasy · Novel

The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer is a novella by George Chesney, starting the genre of invasion literature and an important precursor of science fiction. Written just after the German 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.