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Invasions is an ambitious, new and authoritative study of one of the defining cultural products of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. By the outbreak of war in 1914 invasion-scare fiction had profoundly changed British society, becoming not just a vibrant part of popular culture, but a reference point among military planners, advertisers, and politicians. This intersection between politics and culture, between entertainment and war planning, sets invasion-scare stories apart as one of the most versatile and interesting fictional products in modern British history. Building on recent work in both history and literature studies, Invasions is the first study of invasion-scare fiction to examine both the form (that is, fiction) and the function (the political argument) of the genre.
Christian K. Melby is Associate Professor of History at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
IntroductionPart I: Beginnings1 The Battles of DorkingPart II: Expertise, Public Opinion, and Invasion-Scare Fiction, 1870s to 19142 After Dorking: Expertise, Service Authors, and 1870s Future-War Fiction3 Public Appeals and Fiction, c. 1880-18944 Expert Opinion and Public Pressure: From the 1890s to 1914Part III: Authors and Readers5 Fiction and Society: The British Public in Invasion-Scare Fiction, 1871-19146 Readers and Receptions: The British Public as Audience and Consumers, from the 1870s to the Edwardian High PointPart IV: Fiction goes to war7 Invasion-Scare Literature and the First World WarConclusionIndex
