''Before Armageddon: An Anthology of Victorian and Edwardian Imaginative Fiction Published Before 1914'' is a collection of stories, including

invasion literature Invasion literature (also the invasion novel) is a literary genre that was popular in the period between 1871 and the First World War (1914–1918). The invasion novel first was recognized as a literary genre in the UK, with the novella '' The B ...

, and one article, all edited by

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English people, English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy fiction, fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic nov ...

. Originally published in hardback by W.H. Allen in 1975, it was re-issued as a paperback by Star in 1976. The collection is notable largely for its introduction by

*"Introduction" -

*" The Battle of Dorking" -

George Tomkyns Chesney Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (30 April 1830 – 31 March 1895) was a British Army general, politician, and writer of fiction. He is remembered as the author of the novella '' The Battle of Dorking'' (1871), a founding work in the genre of invasi ...

(''Blackwood's'', May, 1871) *"

Dr. Trifulgas "Frritt-Flacc" is a horror short story by Jules Verne. It was first published in December 1884 in the magazine '' Le Figaro illustré'' and then in 1886 together with the novel '' The Lottery Ticket'' as a part of the ''Voyages Extraordinaires'' se ...

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Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraord ...

( The Strand, July 1892; ''Le Figaro Illustre'', December 1884) *"The Raid of Le Vengeur" -

George Griffith 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 magazine ...

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Pearson's Magazine ''Pearson's Magazine'' was a monthly periodical that first appeared in Britain in 1896. A US version began publication in 1899. It specialised in speculative literature, political discussion, often of a socialist bent, and the arts. Its contribu ...

'' (US) February 1901) *"

The Great War in England in 1897 ''The Great War in England in 1897'' was written by William Le Queux and published in 1894. Le Queux's work is an early example of Invasion literature genre, which began with ''The Battle of Dorking'' in 1871, where the British are soundly def ...

" - William Le Queux (''Answers'', 1893) *"Life in Our New Century" -

W. J. Wintle William James Wintle (1861–1934) was an English journalist and writer.''Obituary'', Life Wintle's family was from Gloucestershire. He was educated at the Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys, in Battersea. He then was headmaster of a sch ...

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The Harmsworth Magazine ''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and miscellaneous topics. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...

'', January 1901) *"The Three Drugs" - E. Nesbit ('' The Strand'', Feb 1908)

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