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The Invasion

The Invasion

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Number of Chapters: 25

Length: 10 hours and 34 minutes

Language: English

This novel, also known as The Invasion of 1910, is a 1906 novel written mainly by William Le Queux (with H. W. Wilson providing the naval chapters). It is one of the more famous examples of Invasion literature and is an example of pre-World War I Germanophobia, as it preached the need to prepare for war with Germany. The book takes the form of a military history and includes excerpts from the characters' journals and letters and descriptions of the fictional German campaign itself. The novel originally appeared in serial form in the Daily Mail newspaper from 19 March 1906, and was a huge success. The newspaper's circulation increased greatly, and it made a small fortune for Le Queux, eventually being translated into twenty-seven languages and selling over one million copies in book form.

It is centered on an invasion by the Germans, who have managed to land a sizable invasion force on the East Coast of England. They advance inland, cutting all telegraph lines and despoiling farmland as they go, and the British struggle to mount a proper defense. The Germans eventually reach London and occupy half the city. A junior Member of Parliament declares that "Britain is not defeated" and organizes a resistance movement, the "League of Defenders", despite harsh reprisals by the Germans and a severe lack of arms. The Germans seem unable to combat this and tighten their control of London, and suddenly find themselves faced with a popular uprising. Eventually a newly-formed British Army marches to liberate London. The fictional war, however, is a stalemate since it appears that German forces have managed to occupy Belgium and the Netherlands. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

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01 - Preface and Book 1, Chapter 1, The Surprise (Tom Weiss)
02 - Effect In The City (Tom Weiss)
03 - News Of The Enemy (Tom Weiss)
04 - A Prophecy Fulfilled (Tom Weiss)
05 - State of Siege Declared (Tom Weiss)
06 - How The Enemy Dealt The Blow (Tom Weiss)
07 - Desperate Fighting In Essex (Tom Weiss)
08 - Defence At Last (Tom Weiss)
09 - British Success At Royston (Tom Weiss)
10 - British Abandon Colchester (Tom Weiss)
11 - Fierce Fighting At Chelmsford (Tom Weiss)
12 - Book 2, Chapter 1, The Lines of London (Tom Weiss)
13 - Repluse Of The Germans (Tom Weiss)
14 - Battle of Epping (Tom Weiss)
15 - Bombardment of London (Tom Weiss)
16 - The Rain of Death (Tom Weiss)
17 - Fall Of London (Tom Weiss)
18 - Germans Sacking The Banks (Tom Weiss)
19 - Defences of South London (Tom Weiss)
20 - Revolts In Shoreditch and Islington (Tom Weiss)
21 - Book 3, Chapter 1, A Blow For Freedom (Tom Weiss)
22 - Scenes At Waterloo Bridge (Tom Weiss)
23 - Great British Victory (Tom Weiss)
24 - Massacre of Germans In London (Tom Weiss)
25 - How The War Ended (Tom Weiss)
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