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The Misfortunes of John Bull

by Camille Debans
adapted by Brian Stableford

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In The Misfortunes of John Bull (1884) a spurned lover seeking to avenge an insult by an English nobleman, becomes a billionaire and turns an improvised nation into a global empire, ultimately defeating and conquering England. This significant future war story anticipates warfare on a global scale, especially naval warfare, featuring battles between ironclad warships assisted by various fictional inventions.

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CONTENTS:
Les Malheurs de John Bull (C. Marpon & E. Flammarion, 1884)
Le Paralytique (The Paralytic) (La Science Illustrée, June 1900)
L'Angoisse (Anguish) (La Science Illustrée, November 1901)
Graour le monstre (Graour the Monster) (Le Journal des Voyages, July - September 1903)
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.

Cover by Arnaud Sohyer-Budow

Published by Black Coat Press in July 2015
ISBN: 978-1-61227-411-9

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