Project Gutenberg 2019-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 180 Ford, Douglas Morey 1851 1916 The Raid of Dover: A Romance of the Reign of Woman, A.D. 1940 Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Raid of Dover: A Romance of the Reign of Woman, A.D. 1940" by Douglas Morey Ford is a speculative fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative presents an alternate historical reality where England is on the verge of collapse due to political turmoil caused by socialism and the women's suffrage movement. The story focuses on key characters such as Wilson Renshaw, a brilliant MP, and Nicholas Jardine, the Labour Prime Minister, as England grapples with its changing societal norms and governmental structure. At the start of the novel, the author introduces Wilson Renshaw, who is facing significant personal and political pressure during a time of heightened nationalism and social upheaval. After a nervous breakdown, Renshaw retreats to Egypt, where he mysteriously disappears, presumed dead. Meanwhile, Nicholas Jardine rises to power amidst the chaos, utilizing his political influence to navigate the growing tensions in society, particularly surrounding women's rights and the potential for revolution. The opening chapters set the stage for a profound exploration of gender dynamics, power struggles, and the fragility of a once-mighty empire, foreshadowing the intense conflict that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction Socialism -- Fiction Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 383479 2025-07-24T05:33:45.204656 text/html 364589 2024-10-17T13:44:00 text/html 175151 2025-07-24T05:33:51.118617 application/epub+zip 177967 2025-07-24T05:33:46.200673 application/epub+zip 177967 2025-07-24T05:33:45.754653 application/epub+zip 290181 2025-07-24T05:33:54.587626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263969 2025-07-24T05:33:50.624640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256211 2022-09-27T07:51:54.499217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348567 2025-07-24T05:33:44.567639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328513 2024-10-17T13:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17010 2025-07-24T05:33:54.748615 application/rdf+xml 13476 2025-07-24T05:33:45.835643 image/jpeg 2149 2025-07-24T05:33:45.796613 image/jpeg 162747 2025-07-24T05:33:45.242634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia