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The World Peril of 1910 Kindle Edition

by George Chetwynd Griffith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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    348 pages
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    May 12, 2012
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George Griffith (1857-1906), full name George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones, was a prolific British science fiction writer and noted explorer who wrote during the late Victorian and Edwardian age. Many of his visionary tales appeared in magazines such as Pearson's Magazine and Pearson's Weekly before being published as novels. Griffith was extremely popular in the United Kingdom, though he failed to find similar acclaim in the United States, in part due to his utopian socialist views. A journalist, rather than scientist, by background, what his stories lack in scientific rigour and literary grace they make up for in sheer exuberance of execution. "To-night that spark was to be shaken from the torch of Revolution, and to-morrow the first of the mines would explode...the armies of Europe would fight their way through the greatest war that the world had ever seen." - from Griffith's most famous novel The Angel of the Revolution.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0082RU2L0
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 377 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 8826412693
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Felicity Barrington
5.0 out of 5 stars Germany Invades England!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2009
The World Peril of 1910 by George Griffith - The treacherous continental powers have invaded Britain with the help of a double-crossing Irishman (of course!). The world is wracked by war. However just as the Germans, French etc are about to beat the British a giant comet is on its way to destroy the Earth...all of it, perhaps an allegory for God? This amazing book was written just before WW1 and reportedly frighten so many people, that it was one of the reasons so many did join up to fight in 1914.

I liked the book for two reasons, the story is very interesting, seeing the French and Germans nearly conquer England was fascinating, especially as it was just prior to WW1, and second, for the interesting insight as to how people thought it those days, when faced with disaster. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys disaster or `end of the world' novels, since it contains two disasters. Well worth the read!
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John Drake
5.0 out of 5 stars The Germans attack England - written before WWI!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2009
In 1894 the most famous science fiction writer in England was George Griffith. His stories introduced an extraordinary array of technological marvels to an enthusiastic British audience but his novels were almost never published here in the States. H.G. Wells admired Griffith for his ability to write great high adventure stories while packing them with plausible science and prophetic invention. In 1897 Griffith wrote The Great Crellin Comet, a short story that introduced the concept that technology could stave off Armageddon and could save humanity from suffering the ignominious fate of the dinosaurs. In the process Griffith invented the countdown, and very practical and dramatic tool that is still used today for space launches. In 1905 Griffith expanded this tale into a full-fledged novel of science, disaster and world war, changing its name to The World Peril of 1910.
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Jose Rogelio De Leon
5.0 out of 5 stars Can man stop Armageddon?
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2009
A very interesting novel, besides the whole `Germans invade England' thing, which is interesting in and of itself, there is the idea of `Can man stop Armageddon?' if Armageddon is the hand of God? Is science able to stop the apocalypse? Fascinating stuff and I really enjoyed it.

If you like disaster stories that have more meat than they normally do, this is the book for you. I sometimes understand when older people say that some of the older books were so much better; I think they had some wild imaginations at the turn of the last century!

Go for it!
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Robert McRobert
5.0 out of 5 stars The Kaiser Kicks Butt!
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2009
Imagine Germany in WW1 invading and beating England?

Well, that is what the first part of this book is about, and all the action takes place in England, battles and warships - and fun political sections about the Huns kicking butt in the UK.

The second half of the book is about a comet heading for earth that requires everyone to work together.

The book ends differently than you might think....

The Hun is lose!

Totally great book!
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Gerardo Cando
5.0 out of 5 stars Like the movie 2012, this is 1905's `disaster flick'!
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2009
Like the movie 2012, this is 1905's `disaster flick' but of course it's a book. This is a thinking person's disaster novel, and one can understand why it was so well received at the time, and freighting to its readers. From the German invasion of England, to an `Armageddon' like end to mankind by a comet heading towards earth, will England save the day?
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