The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. It was beneath the heels of nine invaders. There was barely standing-room." (ch. 1) — and features references to many well-known figures of the day, among them the politician Herbert Gladstone, novelist Edgar Wallace, actor-managers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes, and boxer Bob Fitzsimmons. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
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1-01 An English Boy's Home Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 7:46
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1-02 The Invaders Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 7:00
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1-03 England's Peril Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 5:08
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1-04 What England Thought of It Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 7:18
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1-05-06 - The Germans Reach London and The Bombardment of London Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 6:41
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1-07 - A Conference of the Powers Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 12:00
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2-01 - In the Boy Scouts' Camp Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 10:55
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2-02 - An Important Engagement Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 5:55
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2-03 - A Bird's-Eye View of the Situation Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 3:57
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2-04 - Clarence Hears Important News Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 6:26
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2-05 - Seeds of Discord Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 4:16
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2-06 - The Bomb-Shell Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 10:07
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2-07 - The Bird Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 10:30
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2-08 - The Meeting at the Scotch Stores Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 7:18
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2-09 - The Great Battle Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 7:25
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2-10 - The Triumph of England Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 6:44
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2-11 - Clarence -- The Last Phase Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 4:10
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
