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| author = [[Philip Howard Colomb]] |
| author = [[Philip Howard Colomb]], [[Frederick Maurice (British Army officer, born 1841)|J.F. Maurice]], F. N. Maude, [[Archibald Forbes]], Charles Lowe, [[David Christie Murray]], and F. Scudamore |
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| illustrator = [[Frederic Villiers]] |
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| genre = [[invasion literature|invasion novel]] |
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| publisher = William Heinemann, London |
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'''The Great War of 1892''' was a story of the genre termed "[[Invasion Literature]]" written by Admiral [[Philip Howard Colomb]], intended to warn [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] about what he saw as the weakness of the [[Royal Navy]]. It was published in ''[[Black and White (magazine)|Black and White]]'', a weekly magazine which focused on the exploits of Britain's Army and Navy. |
'''The Great War of 1892''' was a story of the genre termed "[[Invasion Literature]]" written by Admiral [[Philip Howard Colomb]] and six co-authors, intended to warn [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] about what he saw as the weakness of the [[Royal Navy]]. It was published in ''[[Black and White (magazine)|Black and White]]'', a weekly magazine which focused on the exploits of Britain's Army and Navy. The fictional story was a collaboration between Colomb and several experienced journalists and officers (such as [[Frederick Maurice (British Army officer, born 1841)|J.F. Maurice]], [[Archibald Forbes]], [[David Christie Murray]]) and had been prompted by the success of the 1871 novella ''[[The Battle of Dorking]]'' by [[George Tomkyns Chesney]]. |
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The story ''The Great War of 1892'' was published as a book under the title ''The Great War of 189-. A forecast'', also in 1892.<ref>{{WorldCat |oclc=1229495444 |name=The Great War of 189-. A forecast.}}</ref> Its success led in turn to the commissioning of [[George Griffith]]'s futuristic fantasy ''[[The Angel of the Revolution]]''. |
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The Great War of 1892, a Forecast - The Battle of Machault, the German Cavalry Charging the Rallying Squares of the French, 1892.jpg|Stanley L. Wood: ''The Great War of 1892, a Forecast - The Battle of Machault, the German Cavalry Charging the Rallying Squares of the French, 1892''. Illustration from the magazine ''Black & White'', March 19th, 1892. Engraving. |
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P. H. Colomb et al. - The Great War of 189-. A forecast - frontispice, 1892.jpg|P. H. Colomb et al.: ''The Great War of 189-. A forecast''. Book frontispice, 1892. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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===Book publication=== |
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* {{Internet Archive|id=greatwar00scudgoog |name=The Great War of 189-}}. Full text. |
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* {{Gutenberg |no=57707 |name=The Great War of 189- }} by P. Colomb, J. F. Maurice, F. N. Maude, Archibald Forbes, and Charles Lowe. Full text. |
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* {{Google books |id=7ZlDAAAAIAAJ |title=The Great War of 189-}} |
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| Author | Philip Howard Colomb, J.F. Maurice, F. N. Maude, Archibald Forbes, Charles Lowe, David Christie Murray, and F. Scudamore |
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| Illustrator | Frederic Villiers |
| Language | English |
| Genre | invasion novel |
| Set in | Britain, France |
| Publisher | William Heinemann, London |
| Publication place | UK |
Published in English | 1893 [1892] |
| Media type | book |
| OCLC | 1229495444 |
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The Great War of 1892 was a story of the genre termed "Invasion Literature" written by Admiral Philip Howard Colomb and six co-authors, intended to warn Britain about what he saw as the weakness of the Royal Navy. It was published in Black and White, a weekly magazine which focused on the exploits of Britain's Army and Navy. The fictional story was a collaboration between Colomb and several experienced journalists and officers (such as J.F. Maurice, Archibald Forbes, David Christie Murray) and had been prompted by the success of the 1871 novella The Battle of Dorking by George Tomkyns Chesney.
The story The Great War of 1892 was published as a book under the title The Great War of 189-. A forecast, also in 1892.[1] Its success led in turn to the commissioning of George Griffith's futuristic fantasy The Angel of the Revolution.
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Stanley L. Wood: The Great War of 1892, a Forecast - The Battle of Machault, the German Cavalry Charging the Rallying Squares of the French, 1892. Illustration from the magazine Black & White, March 19th, 1892. Engraving. -
P. H. Colomb et al.: The Great War of 189-. A forecast. Book frontispice, 1892.
References
- ^ The Great War of 189-. A forecast. in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
External links
Book publication
- The Great War of 189- at the Internet Archive. Full text.
- The Great War of 189- at Project Gutenberg by P. Colomb, J. F. Maurice, F. N. Maude, Archibald Forbes, and Charles Lowe. Full text.
- The Great War of 189- at Google Books
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