by Conan Doyle · Cluster: Science Fiction · Discovery · Reason vs the Supernatural

Abstract

A 1918 collection headed by the prophetic title story, in which a small nation’s submarine flotilla starves Britain into surrender by blockading her food supply — written eighteen months before WWI as a warning about naval unpreparedness. The remaining stories range across war, horror, and mystery.

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Forms & Genres: Science Fiction, Short Story Themes & Concepts: War and its Cost, Empire and Imperialism, Terror and Horror Motifs: Ship, Sea, Sea and Voyage Historical References: First World War Settings: London, Ship Archetypes: Villain