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The yellow wave : a romance of the Asiatic invasion of Australia / by Kenneth Mackay ; edited, with introduction and notes, by Andrew Enstice & Janeen Webb.
Van Pelt Library PR9619.2.M325 Y45 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackay, James Alexander Kenneth, 1859-1935.
- Series:
- Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
- The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese--Australia--Fiction.
- Chinese.
- Australia--Fiction.
- Australia.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Science fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- In Kenneth Mackay's 1895 admonitory tale, Britain's attention and military forces are diverted by a Russian attack on India, and Australia is left defenseless. The Russians lead the invasion force, but for readers of the Victorian Age, the real horror is the use of Chinese troops. This sweeping speculative story foreshadows the rapid growth of nationalism in the 20th Century. It also takes remarkable risks with its subject matter and its audience, challenging both literary and moral conventions. This Wesleyan edition -- the first version of the book published in over a hundred years -- includes facsimile illustrations from the original text, a new introduction and thorough notations. Peopled with extraordinary characters, swiftly plotted, and thrillingly romantic, this influential classic fantasy is as fascinating today as it was more than a century ago.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-349).
- ISBN:
- 0819566314
- 0819566322
- OCLC:
- 51652863
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