The Capture of London
| Title | The Capture of London |
| Year for Search | 1887 |
| Authors | Peddie, James [pseud?] |
| Date Published | [1887?] |
| Publisher | General Publishing Co |
| Place Published | London |
| Annotation | Dystopia. A Channel Tunnel is the route for the invasion of Britain by France and Russia. Britain becomes a republic, which is overthrown at the end. Attack on Gladstone and his party. William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) was Prime Minister four times between 1868 and 1892. |
| Info Notes | I have followed the British Library on the date; the Bodleian Library lists it as between 1892 and 1894. |
| Pseudonym | James Peddie [pseud?] |
| Holding Institutions | L, O |
| Author Note | Peddie is described as the "Author of 'Dangerous Dilemmas," "Secrets of a Private Enquiry Office," & c. but according to one source the author of the latter is Mrs. George Corbett. |
| Full Text | [1887?] Peddie, James [pseud?]. The Capture of London. London: General Publishing Co. Peddie is described as the “Author of ‘Dangerous Dilemmas,” “Secrets of a Private Enquiry Office,” &c. but according to one source the author of the latter is Mrs. George Corbett. I have followed the British Library on the date; the Bodleian Library lists it as between 1892 and 1894. L, O Dystopia. A Channel Tunnel is the route for the invasion of Britain by France and Russia. Britain becomes a republic, which is overthrown at the end. Attack on Gladstone and his party. William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) was Prime Minister four times between 1868 and 1892. |
