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Title
British Invasion and Spy Literature, 1871-1918 : Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Society / by Danny Laurie-Fletcher.
Edition
1st ed. 2019.
ISBN
9783030038526
3030038521
9783030038519 (print)
3030038513
9783030038533 (print)
303003853X
Imprint
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (XI, 264 pages) : online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-03852-6 doi
Call Number
DA1-995
Dewey Decimal Classification
941
Summary
This book examines British invasion and spy literature and the political, social, and cultural attitudes that it expresses. This form of literature began to appear towards the end of the nineteenth century and developed into a clearly recognised form during the Edwardian period (1901-1914). By looking at the origins and evolution of invasion literature, and to a lesser extent detective literature, up to the end of World War I Danny Laurie-Fletcher utilises fiction as a window into the mind-set of British society. There is a focus on the political arguments embedded within the texts, which mirrored debates in wider British society that took place before and during World War I - debates about military conscription, immigration, spy scares, the fear of British imperial decline, and the rise of Germany. These debates and topics are examined to show what influence they had on the creation of the intelligence services, MI5 and MI6, and how foreigners were perceived in society.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Foreign Agents, Invaders, Government Responses and Novels: The Battle of Dorking to The Great Secret
Chapter 3: Foreign Agents, Invaders, Empire, Government Responses and Novels
Chapter 4: The Early War Spy Scare and 'The Hidden Hand'
Chapter 5: The Concept of the Gentleman in British Spy Literature
Chapter 6: The Portrayal of British Women in Wartime Occupations in British Spy Literature during World War I
Chapter 7: 'The Most Dangerous Woman on Earth': Sexuality in British Spy Literature during World War I
Chapter 8: Conclusion.
