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July 6, 2017January 9, 2018 Conor19th Century Literature, Horror, Irish Literature, Supernatural, Victorian, World War I

Dracula and Invasion Fiction [Article]

Invasion Literature: Armies to Aliens to Vampires “This was the being I was helping to transfer to London, where, perhaps for centuries to come, he might, amongst its teeming millions, satiate his lust for blood, and create a new and ever widening circle of semi-demons to batten on the helpless” read more…

June 30, 2017July 20, 2017 Conor20th Century Literature, British Literature, Detective Fiction, World War I

[Article] Invasion Fiction to Spy Novels: Erskine Childers and John Buchan

The Rise of the Spy Novel: The Riddle of the Sands and The Thirty-Nine Steps Episode 1 of Words To That Effect was on invasion fiction, sometimes also called invasion literature or future war fiction (you can listen to episode 1 here). If you are interested in the area then read more…

June 25, 2017January 25, 2018 Conor20th Century Literature, British Literature, History, Science Fiction, World War I

Episode 1: Invasion Fiction, William Le Queux, and Fake News

What is invasion fiction? Who was the mysterious William Le Queux? Why did a group of famous British authors secretly meet at the outbreak of World War I? And what did “fake news” look like a century ago? Episode 1 of Words To That Effect explores the power of read more…