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y separately published work icon The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia Kenneth Mackay , London : Richard Bentley , 1895 Z507615 1895 single work novel science fiction

'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.'

Source: Publisher's blurb, Wesleyan University Press 2003 edition.

Middletown : Wesleyan University Press , 2003
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