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Williams, Lloyd

(1869-1951) UK author of a relatively late Battle of Dorking tale, The Great Raid: A Story of Britain's Peril (13 February-15 May 1909 Black and White; 1909), with the German Invasion of Britain being narrated with a clear apprehension of the nature and possibilities of a Future War in Europe. Unusually for novels of this type during these years, there are hints of trench warfare.

Williams should not be confused with Lloyd Williams (?   -    ), who published some short stories in the 1950s. [JC]

George Francis Lloyd Williams

born Surrey: 1869

died 1951

works

• The Great Raid: A Story of Britain's Peril (London: The Black and White Publishing Company, 1909) [first appeared 13 February-15 May 1909 Black and White: illus/Christopher Clarke and Charles M Sheldon: hb/uncredited]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 16:03 pm on 10 September 2026.
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