The House

Set in 1884 and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia making it part of Europe instead of an offshore island It is winter 1884 To gain access to the sea England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed The action takes place on New Years Eve in a country house on the AngloLatvian border The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes