The yellow danger : The story of the world's greatest war

On a rainy Twelfth Night in London, a children’s ball unfolds beneath an uneasy political sky. Britain’s confidence is shaken by rival European powers maneuvering for influence in East Asia, while rumors of secret alliances, military seizures, and diplomatic reversals spread through clubs and government circles. Though the immediate crisis appears to fade, the sense of an approaching storm remains.

Against this international backdrop, young Ada Seward hurries between engagements as she shepherds children in costume through the crowded city. Her ordinary responsibilities offer an intimate view of a society enjoying its ceremonies while powerful nations edge toward confrontation. Written as an alarmed late-Victorian vision of global conflict, the story combines geopolitical speculation, metropolitan detail, and the period’s deeply prejudiced fears about race and empire. Listeners can expect a sweeping alternate-history adventure in which private lives and world affairs are poised to collide.