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THE SWOOP! Or How Clarence Saved England A Tale of the Great Invasion By P. G. Wodehouse 1909 —





CONTENTS PREFACE Part One Chapter 1 AN ENGLISH BOY'S HOME Chapter 2 THE INVADERS Chapter 3 ENGLAND'S PERIL Chapter 4 WHAT ENGLAND THOUGHT OF IT Chapter 5 THE GERMANS REACH LONDON Chapter 6 THE BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON Chapter 7 A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS Part Two Chapter 1 IN THE BOY SCOUTS' CAMP Chapter 2 AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Chapter 3 A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE SITUATION Chapter 4 CLARENCE HEARS IMPORTANT NEWS Chapter 5 SEEDS OF DISCORD Chapter 6 THE BOMB-SHELL Chapter 7 THE BIRD Chapter 8 THE MEETING AT THE SCOTCH STORES Chapter 9 THE GREAT BATTLE Chapter 10 THE TRIUMPH OF ENGLAND Chapter 11 CLARENCE, THE LAST PHASE







PREFACE

It may be thought by some that in the pages which follow I have painted in too lurid colours the horrors of a foreign invasion of England. Realism in art, it may be argued, can be carried too far. I prefer to think that the majority of my readers will acquit me of a desire to be unduly sensational. It is necessary that England should be roused to a sense of her peril, and only by setting down without flinching the probable results of an invasion can this be done. This story, I may mention, has been written and published purely from a feeling of patriotism and duty. Mr. Alston Rivers' sensitive soul will be jarred to its foundations if it is a financial success. So will mine. But in a time of national danger we feel that the risk must be taken. After all, at the worst, it is a small sacrifice to make for our country.

P. G. WODEHOUSE.

The Bomb-Proof Shelter, London, W.






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