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The Great War in England in 1897

The Great War in England in 1897

by William Le Queux

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Author
Le Queux, William, 1864-1927
Credits
Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
Language
English
LoC Class
UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subject
Great Britain -- Defenses
Category
Text
eBook-No.
37470
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37470
Release Date
September 18, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND — THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897 — BY
  2. 2.WILLIAM LE QUEUX, F.R.G.S.
  3. 3.PREFACE TO NINTH EDITION
  4. 4.CRITICISM BY LORD ROBERTS
  5. 5.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
  6. 6.CONTENTS — BOOK I
  7. 7.THE INVASION — THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897.
  8. 8.CHAPTER I. — THE SHADOW OF MOLOCH. — FOOTNOTE:
  9. 9.CHAPTER II. — A TOTTERING EMPIRE.
  10. 10.CHAPTER III. — ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IV. — THE SPY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER V. — BOMBARDMENT OF NEWHAVEN.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VI. — LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VII. — BOMB OUTRAGES IN LONDON.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VIII. — FATEFUL DAYS FOR THE OLD FLAG.
  16. 16.CHAPTER IX. — COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
  17. 17.CHAPTER X. — A DEATH DRAUGHT.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XI. — THE MASSACRE AT EASTBOURNE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XII. — IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIII. — FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE CHANNEL.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIV. — BATTLE OFF BEACHY HEAD. — BOOK II
  22. 22.THE STRUGGLE
  23. 23.CHAPTER XV. — THE DOOM OF HULL.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVI. — TERROR ON THE TYNE.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XVII. — HELP FROM OUR COLONIES.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XVIII. — RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XIX. — FALL OF BIRMINGHAM.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XX. — OUR REVENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXI. — A NAVAL FIGHT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXII. — PANIC IN LANCASHIRE.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIII. — THE EVE OF BATTLE.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIV. — MANCHESTER ATTACKED BY RUSSIANS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXV. — GALLANT DEEDS BY CYCLISTS.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVI. — GREAT BATTLE ON THE MERSEY.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXVII. — THE FATE OF THE VANQUISHED. — BOOK III
  36. 36.THE VICTORY
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXVIII. — A SHABBY WAYFARER.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXIX. — LANDING OF THE ENEMY AT LEITH.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXX. — ATTACK ON EDINBURGH.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXI. — "THE DEMON OF WAR."
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXII. — FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER OUTSIDE GLASGOW.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIII. — MARCH OF THE FRENCH ON LONDON.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIV. — LOOTING IN THE SUBURBS.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXV. — LONDON BOMBARDED.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XXXVI. — BABYLON BURNING.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XXXVII. — FIGHTING ON THE SURREY HILLS.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — NAVAL BATTLE OFF DUNGENESS.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XXXIX. — THE DAY OF RECKONING.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XL. — "FOR ENGLAND!"
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLI. — DAWN.
  51. 51.ZORAIDA.
  52. 52.A TORQUAY MARRIAGE.
  53. 53.IN QUEST OF A NAME.
  54. 54.THE OUTLAWS OF THE AIR.
  55. 55.BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
  56. 56.THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897.
  57. 57.THE CAPTAIN OF THE MARY ROSE.
  58. 58.THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION.
  59. 59.OLGA ROMANOFF; — Transcriber's Notes:

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