The Doom of London

ISBN-13: 9788028332969 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str.

Fred M. White

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This edition includes: The Four White Days - A sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. The Four Days' Night - The city of London is beset by a massive killer smog. The Dust of Death - Diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers. A Bubble Burst - How a stock exchange scare dislocated the life of the Empire for two days. The Invisible Force - What might happen when underground London is tunneled for electric railways, if an explosion should take place in one of the tubes. The River of Death - A prolonged drought and heat wave leads up to the shrinking of the Thames, and the plague is found upstream. Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) is mostly known for mysteries and he is considered as one of the pioneers of the spy story. He also wrote science-fiction.