Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
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"Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1886. When mysterious lights and flags appear worldwide atop famous landmarks, a brilliant inventor named Robur disrupts a flight enthusiasts' club meeting in Philadelphia. He kidnaps the president, secretary, and valet aboard his revolutionary flying machine, the Albatross, to prove the superiority of heavier-than-air flight. Their globe-spanning journey sparks conflict between technological progress and stubborn pride, leading to dramatic
confrontations in the skies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Robur le conquérant. English |
| Title | Robur the Conqueror |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robur_the_Conqueror |
| Credits | Norman Wolcott |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Aeronautics -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3808 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-03808-7 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 990 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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