Goslings
1913
''Goslings'' is a 1913 science fiction novel by J. D. Beresford that follows the Gosling family, particularly George, a middle-class man unaware of the deeper societal tensions and personal desires in his life. As they navigate their daily routines, news of a new plague emerging in China foreshadows an impending crisis that threatens to disrupt their seemingly stable existence. The novel explores themes of human behavior, social dynamics, and the fragility of respectability in the face of societal upheaval, reflecting Beresford's early contributions to apocalyptic fiction.
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“The higher ordinances of the universe are commonly referred to some superior lawgiver, under such names as God and physico-chemical action; names which appear mutually subversive only to the bigot, whether theologian or biologist.””
— J. D. Beresford
“This plague has come to destroy mankind.””
— J. D. Beresford
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