The Great War in England in 1897

The Great War in England in 1897 was written by William Le Queux and published in 1894.

Le Queux's work is an early example of Invasion literature genre, which began with The Battle of Dorking in 1871, where the British are soundly defeated by an invading German army. The Battle of Dorking was written by army veteran George Tomkyns Chesney, originally as a warning against the further demobilisation of the British armed forces.^: 3

It was first serialised in the weekly paper Answers. It was a huge success, and after being published as a book, it went through eight editions.^{: 496–497}