The Battle of Dorking Controversy: A Collection of Pamphlets by Asa Briggs
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The Battle of Dorking Controversy: A Collection of Pamphlets by Asa Briggs
$30.00 USD
- The Battle of Dorking Controversy: A Collection of Pamphlets by Asa Briggs
- Features: Published 1972, title page. Reprints The Battle of Dorking with other material. Based on the Book "The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer", an 1871 novella by George Tomkyns Chesney, starting the genre of invasion literature and an important precursor of science fiction. Written just after the Prussian victory in the Franco-Prussian War, it describes an invasion of Britain by an unnamed country similar to Germany. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. 158 pp.
- Book Condition: Very Good - Firm binding. Minor concave warp to front cover. Moderate fading to spine; mild bumping to corners.
- Contributors:
- Author: Asa Briggs
- Introduction: Asa Briggs
- Publisher: Cornmarket Reprints
- Date Published: 1972
- City: London
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