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The Great War in England in 1897
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 May 2020
- Run Time
- 10 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A gripping war adventure tale from the 1890s
In this imagined war, coalition forces led by Russia and France invade Britain and make several early advances, but the Germans land in Britain as allies and help to repulse the invasion. The brave English patriots, together with German soldiers, try to turn the tide.
Written twenty years before the start of World War I in 1914, Le Queux’s novel is considered to have influenced many subsequent works, including H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds.
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Details
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Duration
- 10 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 May 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094140100
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction: steampunk
Synopsis
A gripping war adventure tale from the 1890sIn this imagined war, coalition forces led by Russia and France invade Britain and make several early advances, but the Germans land in Britain as allies and help to repulse the invasion. The brave English patriots, together with German soldiers, try to turn the tide.Written twenty years before the start of World War I in 1914, Le Queux’s novel is considered to have influenced many subsequent works, including H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds.
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