Danger! and Other Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
"Danger! and Other Stories" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories published in 1918. The title story, written before World War I, depicts a fictional nation using submarine warfare to blockade Britain, forcing the country into starvation and surrender. This prescient tale eerily predicted Germany's U-boat strategy and reportedly influenced German naval thinking. The collection also includes "The Horror of the Heights," a science fiction piece about deadly invisible
creatures dwelling in the upper atmosphere, alongside other tales of mystery and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 |
|---|---|
| Title | Danger! and Other Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger!_and_Other_Stories |
| Contents | Danger! Being the log of Captain John Sirius -- One crowded hour -- A point of view -- The fall of Lord Barrymore -- The horror of the heights (which includes the manuscript known as the Joyce-Armstrong fragment) -- Borrowed scenes -- The surgeon of Gaster Fell -- How it happened -- The prisoner's defence -- Three of them: A chat about children, snakes, and zebus; About cricket; Speculations; The leatherskin tribe. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1918 John Murray edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 22357 |
| Release Date | Aug 19, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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