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Invasion literature
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Invasion literature is a literary genre that was popular in the period between 1871 and the First World War. The invasion novel was first recognised as a literary genre in the UK, with the novella The
The Battle of Dorking (1871) established the genre of invasion literature. (Cover of the 1914 edition)
The Battle of Dorking (1871) established the genre of invasion literature. (Cover of the 1914 edition)
Joseph Pennell's 1918 Liberty bond poster calls up the pictorial image of an invaded, burning New York City.
Joseph Pennell's 1918 Liberty bond poster calls up the pictorial image of an invaded, burning New York City.
"Promised Horrors of the French Invasion" – a cartoon by the British James Gillray published during the French Revolution and depicting a London occup
"Promised Horrors of the French Invasion" – a cartoon by the British James Gillray published during the French Revolution and depicting a London occupied by the French
The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells about an attempted invasion of Earth by beings from the planet Mars with much greater intelligence and more advanced weap
Invasion literature
…England and the United States. During the period it is estimated over 400 invasion works were published. Probably the best known work was H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds (1897), bearing plot similarities to The Battle of Dorking but with a science fiction theme. In 1907, Wells wrote The War in the Air, a cautionary tale…
1898 UK first edition
1898 UK first edition
First Martian emerging from the cylinder that had fallen from the sky. Illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition.
First Martian emerging from the cylinder that had fallen from the sky. Illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition.
Martians discharging Heat-Rays in the Thames Valley, illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition.
Martians discharging Heat-Rays in the Thames Valley, illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition.
The Martians launch a cylinder to start their attack on Earth, illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition, showing "canals" on Mars.
The Martians launch a cylinder to start their attack on Earth, illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa for the 1906 edition, showing "canals" on Mars.