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Victorian Science Fiction

Danger! and Other Stories

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    Danger! and Other Stories is a Victorian science fiction story collection by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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    About Danger! and Other Stories

    "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.
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    • Short stories, English

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    Danger! and Other Stories was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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    It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction.

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