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Danger! and Other StoriesArthur Conan Doyle

Danger! and Other Stories

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Original author: Arthur Conan Doyle

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"Danger! and Other Stories" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories published in 1918. The title story, written before World War I, depicts a fictional nation using submarine warfare to blockade Britain, forcing the country into starvation and surrender. This prescient tale eerily predicted Germany's U-boat strategy and reportedly influenced German naval thinking. The collection also includes "The Horror of the Heights," a science fiction piece about deadly invisible creatures dwelling in the upper atmosphere, alongside other tales of mystery and adventure.

Danger! and Other Stories, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #22357.

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