Trump 'prophecy' novels from 1896 hit home in 2017

Donald Trump with his wife, Melania, and son, Barron

A 19th century American novelist's work is attracting more notice in 2017 than it did in his day because of striking similarities to current events.

Ingersoll Lockwood, an attorney and political writer, wrote several books, including children's stories featuring the name "Baron Trump."

Trump, an aristocratically wealthy young man living in Castle Trump, is the protagonist of Lockwood's first two fictional novels, "The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump" and "His Wonderful Dog Bulgar and Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey." The little boy, who has an unending imagination and "a very active brain," is bored with his luxurious lifestyle, so he visits Russia to embark on an extraordinary adventure with "the master of all masters," a man named Don. President Donald Trump's youngest son's name is "Barron."

Before leaving for Russia, Baron Trump is told his family's motto is: "The pathway to glory is strewn with pitfalls and dangers." In Russia, he is in search of the entrance to a pathway into alternative dimensions.

Ironically, Lockwood's final novel arrived in 1896, titled "The Last President."

The story begins with a scene from a panicked New York City in early November, describing a "state of uproar" after the election of a widely controversial outsider candidate.

"The entire East Side is in a state of uproar," police officers shouted through the streets, warning city folk to stay indoors for the night. "Mobs of vast size are organizing under the lead of anarchists and socialists, and threaten to plunder and despoil the houses of the rich who have wronged and oppressed them for so many years."

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"The Fifth Avenue Hotel will be the first to feel the fury of the mob," the novel continues, citing an address in New York City where Trump Tower now stands. "Would the troops be in time to save it?"

Lockwood's creations have resurfaced online in recent weeks on forums and Reddit, thanks to a number of users who shared images and conspiracy theories about the fantasy stories. Some even claimed the Trump family possesses a time machine that has allowed them to remain powerful to this day.

"The Last President" doesn't follow the same fictional narrative of Lockwood's previous novels, though the links to Trump are once again abundantly clear. The president's hometown of New York City is fearing the collapse of the republic immediately following the transition of presidential power. Some Americans begin forming a "resistance," protesting what was seen as a corrupt and unethical election process.

A filmmaker and Trump supporter named Leigh Scott is now trying to crowdsource funding to create a fantasy feature film, saying he's a "huge fan of trolling."

"Even though I work in Hollywood, I actually support President Trump," Scott says in a promotional video for his project. "The book has tons of strange references to the modern day, but we can actually amp that up a bit and put in things that only we as Trump supporters and people who are on the internet all the time really understand and appreciate."