Britain's Deadly Peril: Are We Told the Truth?

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Britain's Deadly Peril: Are We Told the Truth?

by William Le Queux

EN·~5 hours

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Description

In the thick of the First World War, ordinary Britons find themselves caught between patriotic fervor and a growing sense of distrust. The nation’s newspapers whisper of hidden threats while the government shields its strategies behind layers of secrecy. As the war’s demands tighten, citizens begin to question why vital information about food supplies, fuel depots and enemy agents is filtered differently across the United Kingdom.

The book explores the tangled web of press censorship, the specter of German spies masquerading as British officers, and the unsettling rise of profiteering that preys on the poor. It asks whether the state’s “shifty shuttlecock” policies are protecting the country or merely feeding apathy among the populace. Through a blend of hard‑won facts and urgent appeals, the narrative urges listeners to consider what truth looks like when a nation is under siege.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (312K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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)

Release date

2019-12-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Le Queux

William Le Queux

1864–1927

Best known for turning invasion scares and espionage plots into gripping popular fiction, this Anglo-French writer helped shape the early spy thriller. His novels mixed sensation, politics, and adventure in ways that captivated huge Edwardian audiences.

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