Who Goes There! (Annotated)

Robert W. Chambers

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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert William Chambers, a successful, influential and chameleonic writer


First published in 1915, “Who Goes There!” is an essential World War I espionage thriller by American writer Robert W. Chambers.

The story presented in "Who Goes There!" is perfectly captured in the first sentences of the preface: “The Crown Prince is partly right; the majority in the world is against him and what he stands for; but not against Germany and the Germans.
He professes surprise at the attitude of the United States. That attitude is the natural result of various causes...”

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