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histref/british_empire
23 items with this tag.
Jul 24, 2026
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist
graph/work
motif/sea_and_voyage
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/travel_writing
form/essay
concept/spiritualism
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/faith_and_doubt
concept/immortality_of_the_soul
motif/sea
motif/ship
motif/journey
histref/british_empire
histref/first_world_war
histref/bolshevism_and_the_russian_revolution
setting/africa
setting/egypt
setting/orient
setting/south_africa
archetype/pilgrim
topos/open_road_homecoming
topos/journey_of_life
Jul 24, 2026
The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/essay
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/justice_right_and_wrong
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
motif/flag
motif/fire
histref/boer_war_second_south_african_war
histref/second_boer_war
histref/british_empire
setting/south_africa
setting/battlefield
topos/combat_strife
Jul 24, 2026
The Tragedy of the Korosko
graph/work
author/conan_doyle
form/adventure_fiction
form/novel
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/terror_and_horror
concept/fear
concept/courage
concept/fanaticism
motif/desert
motif/journey
motif/swords_and_weapons
histref/islam_and_the_east
histref/british_empire
setting/egypt
setting/desert
setting/orient
character/miss_sadie_adams
character/colonel_cochrane_cochrane
character/james_stephens
character/cecil_brown
archetype/hero
archetype/villain
archetype/quest_hero
topos/combat_strife
topos/last_stand
Jul 24, 2026
The Two Maps of Europe
graph/work
setting/europe
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/belloc
form/essay
form/history
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/freedom_and_liberty
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/liberty
motif/flag
motif/battlefield_2
histref/first_world_war
histref/kaiser_wilhelm_ii
histref/british_empire
setting/continental_europe_brussels
setting/germany
character/kaiser_wilhelm_ii
topos/life_as_a_battle
Jul 24, 2026
The Modern Traveller
graph/work
motif/sea_and_voyage
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/comic_verse_song
form/narrative_poem
form/satire
concept/satire_of_society
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/money_and_avarice
concept/deception
motif/journey
motif/ship
motif/money_and_gold
histref/british_empire
setting/africa
archetype/antihero
archetype/trickster
Jul 24, 2026
The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure
graph/work
author/conan_doyle
form/short_story
form/adventure_fiction
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/terror_and_horror
concept/courage
concept/secrecy_and_concealment
concept/rationalism
motif/uncanny
motif/secrets
motif/storm
motif/night
histref/british_empire
setting/africa
setting/rural_england
archetype/hero
archetype/outsider
archetype/trickster
Jul 24, 2026
The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago
graph/work
motif/sea_and_voyage
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/short_story
form/historical_novel
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/fate_and_free_will
concept/freedom_and_liberty
motif/ship
motif/sea
motif/fire
motif/blood
motif/time
histref/roman_history
histref/ancient_rome
histref/british_empire
setting/ancient_rome
archetype/hero
archetype/tyrant
archetype/outsider
archetype/martyr_saint
topos/sic_transit_gloria_mundi
topos/fortunes_wheel
Jul 24, 2026
The Green Flag and Other Stories
graph/work
motif/sea_and_voyage
concept/economics
author/conan_doyle
form/short_story
form/adventure_fiction
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/honour
concept/courage
concept/greed_and_money
motif/flag
motif/flags_and_banners
motif/sea
motif/blood
motif/ship
histref/british_empire
setting/africa
setting/ship
setting/ireland
character/captain_sharkey
archetype/hero
archetype/villain
archetype/rebel
topos/combat_strife
Jul 24, 2026
The Great Inquiry
graph/work
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/satire
form/parody
concept/satire_of_society
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/capitalism
concept/money_and_avarice
concept/class_conflict
concept/democracy
concept/hypocrisy
motif/money_and_gold
motif/wine_and_drink
histref/british_empire
setting/rural_england
character/g_k_chesterton
archetype/corrupt_official
topos/world_upside_down
Jul 24, 2026
The Great Boer War
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/essay
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/justice_right_and_wrong
concept/freedom_and_liberty
motif/blood
motif/horse
histref/boer_war_second_south_african_war
histref/british_empire
histref/second_boer_war
setting/south_africa
setting/battlefield
topos/combat_strife
topos/last_stand
Jul 24, 2026
The Firm of Girdlestone
graph/work
motif/sea_and_voyage
concept/economics
author/conan_doyle
form/novel
form/melodrama
concept/greed_and_money
concept/hypocrisy
concept/crime_and_punishment
concept/materialism
concept/family_and_lineage
motif/money_and_gold
motif/ship
motif/letters_and_writing
histref/british_empire
setting/london
setting/africa
archetype/villain
archetype/self_made_man
Jul 24, 2026
The Crime of the Congo
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
concept/economics
author/conan_doyle
form/essay
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/crime_and_punishment
concept/slavery
concept/greed_and_money
concept/power_and_corruption
concept/social_injustice
motif/blood
motif/money_and_gold
histref/roger_casement
histref/british_empire
setting/africa
character/sir_arthur_conan_doyle
archetype/villain
archetype/tyrant
Jul 24, 2026
The British Campaign in France and Flanders (Volumes I-VI)
graph/work
setting/europe
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/essay
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/courage
concept/endurance
motif/blood
motif/flags_and_banners
histref/first_world_war
histref/british_empire
histref/kaiser_wilhelm_ii
setting/continental_europe_brussels
setting/battlefield
setting/france
archetype/hero
topos/war_as_glory
topos/last_stand
Jul 24, 2026
Songs of Action
graph/work
author/conan_doyle
form/ballad_ballade
form/narrative_poem
form/comic_verse_song
concept/heroism
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/courage
concept/endurance
motif/swords_and_weapons
motif/horse
motif/music_and_song
histref/napoleonic_wars_the_navy
histref/british_empire
setting/battlefield
setting/continental_europe_brussels
archetype/hero
archetype/avenger
topos/war_as_glory
topos/last_stand
Jul 24, 2026
Songs of the Road
graph/work
author/conan_doyle
form/ballad_ballade
form/lyric
form/hymn
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/hope
concept/faith_and_doubt
concept/optimism_and_pessimism
motif/journey
motif/horse
motif/flags_and_banners
histref/british_empire
setting/london
setting/africa
archetype/hero
topos/open_road_homecoming
Jul 24, 2026
Six British Battles
graph/work
setting/europe
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/belloc
form/history
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/heroism
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
concept/power_and_corruption
concept/courage
motif/battlefield_2
motif/swords_and_weapons
motif/flags_and_banners
histref/hundred_years_war
histref/napoleonic_wars_the_navy
histref/french_revolution
histref/british_empire
setting/battlefield
setting/france
setting/military_camp
character/napoleon
character/duke_of_wellington
character/edward_the_black_prince
character/louis_xiv
archetype/hero
archetype/tragic_hero
topos/last_stand
topos/war_as_glory
Jul 24, 2026
Mr. Clutterbuck's Election
graph/work
concept/history
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/novel
form/satire
concept/satire_of_society
concept/money_and_avarice
concept/capitalism
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/democracy
concept/hypocrisy
concept/power_and_corruption
concept/class_conflict
motif/money_and_gold
motif/city
motif/wine_and_drink
histref/boer_war_second_south_african_war
histref/marconi_scandal
histref/british_empire
setting/london
setting/rural_england
character/g_k_chesterton
archetype/self_made_man
archetype/corrupt_official
topos/world_upside_down
Jul 24, 2026
Memories and Adventures
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/biography
concept/spiritualism
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/self_knowledge
concept/memory_and_time
concept/faith_and_doubt
motif/journey
motif/memory
histref/first_world_war
histref/boer_war_second_south_african_war
histref/victorian_england
histref/catholic_church
histref/british_empire
setting/edinburgh
setting/london
setting/africa
setting/south_africa
character/sir_arthur_conan_doyle
character/sherlock_holmes
character/professor_challenger
archetype/the_writer
archetype/pilgrim
topos/journey_of_life
Jul 24, 2026
Emmanuel Burden, Merchant
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/novel
form/satire
form/biography
concept/satire_of_society
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/money_and_avarice
concept/capitalism
concept/antisemitism
concept/hypocrisy
concept/greed_and_money
motif/money_and_gold
motif/letters_and_writing
motif/city
histref/british_empire
histref/victorian_england
setting/london
setting/england
character/g_k_chesterton
archetype/corrupt_official
archetype/self_made_man
topos/sic_transit_gloria_mundi
Jul 24, 2026
Caliban's Guide to Letters
graph/work
concept/immortality_of_art_fame
form/nonfiction
concept/history
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/satire
form/parody
form/essay
concept/satire_of_society
concept/vulgarity
concept/hypocrisy
concept/fame_and_publicity
concept/vanity
concept/money_and_avarice
motif/book_reading
motif/letters_and_writing
motif/money_and_gold
histref/victorian_england
histref/boer_war
histref/british_empire
setting/rural_england
setting/london
archetype/corrupt_official
topos/world_upside_down
Jul 24, 2026
BalladStBarbara
graph/work
setting/europe
concept/history
concept/economics
author/chesterton
form/ballad
form/lyric
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/martyrdom
concept/faith
concept/nostalgia
concept/distributism
concept/social_injustice
concept/nationalism_and_patriotism
topos/ubi_sunt
topos/sic_transit_gloria_mundi
topos/the_last_stand
motif/ruins
motif/the_grave
motif/swords_weapons
histref/the_first_world_war
histref/the_crusades
histref/christianity
character/christ
character/herod_antipas
character/lazarus_the_risen_man
character/king_arthur
character/barbara
concept/conversion
concept/satire_of_society
concept/critique_of_progress
concept/freedom_and_liberty
concept/marriage_and_fidelity
concept/self_sacrifice
concept/grief_and_loss
concept/greed_and_money
topos/memento_mori
topos/world_upside_down
topos/quest
motif/window
motif/bells
motif/stone_and_marble
motif/money_and_gold
motif/horse
motif/eyes_and_sight
motif/fire
motif/dragon
setting/london
setting/paris
setting/desert
setting/medieval_england_2
archetype/martyr_saint
archetype/tyrant
form/sonnet
form/elegy
form/satire
histref/arthurian_legend
histref/french_revolution
histref/industrial_revolution
histref/british_empire
Jul 24, 2026
A Glimpse of the Army
graph/work
form/nonfiction
concept/history
author/conan_doyle
form/travel_writing
form/sketch
concept/war_and_its_cost
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/suffering_and_pain
concept/mortality
motif/fire
motif/blood
histref/boer_war_second_south_african_war
histref/british_empire
setting/south_africa
setting/battlefield
setting/military_camp
archetype/hero
topos/war_as_glory
topos/last_stand
Jul 24, 2026
A Change in the Cabinet
graph/work
concept/economics
author/belloc
form/novel
form/satire
concept/satire_of_society
concept/money_and_avarice
concept/empire_and_imperialism
concept/power_and_corruption
concept/capitalism
concept/class_conflict
concept/antisemitism
motif/money_and_gold
motif/city
motif/letters_and_writing
histref/british_empire
setting/london
setting/england
archetype/corrupt_official