Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea | 1903 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 2 | An Observer in the Near East | 1907 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 3 | Britain’s Deadly Peril | 1915 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 4 | The Devil’s Spawn | 1915 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 5 | German Atrocities | 1915 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 6 | German Spies in England | 1915 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 7 | The Secret Life of the ex-Tsaritza | 1918 | William Le Queux | Buy |
William Le Queux’s non-fiction includes seven books published between 1903 and 1918. Several were written during World War I and address real-world espionage and military subjects: Britain’s Deadly Peril, German Atrocities, German Spies in England, and The Devil’s Spawn all responded to wartime concerns with a mix of reporting and propaganda.
His earlier non-fiction includes travel writing like On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea (1903) and An Observer in the Near East (1907). The wartime titles sit at the intersection of journalism and advocacy, with Le Queux using the same patriotic and alarmist tone that made his invasion fiction so popular. The Secret Life of the ex-Tsaritza (1918) turns to Russian royalty in the wake of the revolution.