When William Came

When William Came

When William Came: A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns (1913) is SAKI's Dystopian novel predicting a futuristic "Great War" between Germany and Great Britain in which Germany is victorious and occupies London. "William" refers to Kaiser Wilhelm II. Interestingly, Munro himself was killed during World War I by a German sniper while fighting in the 22nd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. [Photo by Reichard & Lindner, Wilhelm II, 1905.]

Table of Contents

Chapter I: The Singing-Bird and the Barometer
Chapter II: The Homescoming
Chapter III: The Metzkie Tsar
Chapter IV: "Es Ist Verboten"
Chapter V: L'Art D'Etre Cousine
Chapter VI: Herr Van Kwarl
Chapter VII: The Lure
Chapter VIII: The First-Night
Chapter IX: An Evening "To Be Remembered"
Chapter X: A Reflection and a "Te Deum"
Chapter XI: The Tea Shop
Chapter XII: The Travelling Companions
Chapter XIII: The Torywood
Chapter XIV: "A Perfectly Glorious Afternoon"
Chapter XV: The Intelligent Anticipator of Wants
Chapter XVI: Sunrise
Chapter XVII: The Event of the Season
Chapter XVIII: The Dead Who Do Not Understand
Chapter XIX: The Little Foxes