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THE DOOM OF LONDON - Complete Series (Illustrated): The Four White Days, The Four Days' Night, The Dust of Death, A Bubble Burst, The Invisible Force & The River of Death

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The Doom of London is a science-fiction series of stories in which various catastrophes beset Victorian London.

Table of Contents:

The Four White Days โ€“ A sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice.

The Four Days' Night โ€“ The city of London is beset by a massive killer smog.

The Dust of Death โ€“ Diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers.

A Bubble Burst โ€“ How a stock exchange scare dislocated the life of the Empire for two days.

The Invisible Force โ€“ 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 โ€“ A prolonged drought and heat wave leads up to the shrinking of the Thames, and the plague is found upstream.

Frederick Merrick White (1859โ€“1935) is mostly known for mysteries and he is considered as one of the pioneers of the spy story. He also wrote science-fiction.