{"product_id":"the-battle-of-dorking-fantasy-and-horror-classics-paperback","title":"The Battle of Dorking (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. T. Chesney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the mind of Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (G. T. Chesney), a distinguished British military officer, comes a pioneering and explosively influential work of speculative fiction that created a national panic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Dorking\u003c\/em\u003e was first published anonymously in \u003cem\u003eBlackwood's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in 1871, terrifying Victorian Britain. Written in the form of a memoir from a survivor fifty years after the event, the story narrates the shocking, fictional invasion of England by a superior foreign power (implied to be Germany). The memoir recounts the complete and utter defeat of the unprepared British forces in a disastrous battle fought near the town of Dorking. Chesney wrote the tale as a stark, urgent warning against Britain's complacency, its lack of military preparedness, and its over-reliance on the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis short novel is a foundational work of Invasion Literature, a key progenitor of modern Warfare Fiction, and a chilling classic of early speculative horror. It is essential reading for fans of Victorian fiction and works that use fear of the future to critique the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616151892250,"sku":"9781447406174","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/IKupvkwt6d9781447406174.webp?v=1785452077","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-battle-of-dorking-fantasy-and-horror-classics-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}