The World Peril of 1910
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1907
- Pages
- 211
About this book
On the coast of Connemara, John Castellan studies drawings for a craft capable of moving through water and rising into the air. His designs and family history introduce a science fiction novel in which inventions become part of an international struggle. The opening follows him from his room in Clifden to a meeting with an English sportsman, placing a local encounter beside the prospect of events that could affect the whole world.
Later, Lennard discusses a plan to build an enormous cannon using a deep mine shaft in Lancashire. His calculations concern a comet, while Lord Westerham's conversation brings romantic attachments and wartime loyalties into the same scene. These excerpts offer a mix of speculative engineering, astronomy, courtship and national conflict.
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Book facts
- Author
- George Chetwynd Griffith
- First published
- 1907
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 211
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online