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The Thames Valley Catastrophe - Grant Allen (1887) Summary - 3.44 ⭐️
Book 363: The Thames Valley Catastrophe - Grant Allen (1887)
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Book at a glance: The Thames Valley Catastrophe , a short work by Grant Allen, delves into the sudden eruption of a volcanic fissure in England's Thames Valley, ultimately causing the destruction of London. Published in 1897, this early work of speculative fiction is notable for its first-person narrative, which captures the protagonist's chaotic escape and the seismic devastation of a serene, civilized landscape. The story is both a dramatic personal account and a larger social critique of British complacency in the…
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