About “The battle of Dorking”
The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer is an 1871 novella by George Chesney (George Tomkyns Chesney), which started the genre of invasion literature and is 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. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Latest edition
- 1997 · ISBN 0192832859
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The battle of Dorking?
The battle of Dorking by Sir George Tomkyns Chesney has 182 pages.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.