Robur the Conqueror Hardback
by Jules; Edited by Evans Verne, Alex Kirstukas
Edited by Arthur B. Evans
Part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series
Hardback
Description
At the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, a mob of zealous balloon enthusiasts plans to conquer the sky in a state-of-the-art dirigible.
When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavier-than-air flying machines, the Institute scornfully dismisses the idea.
But Robur demands vengeance-and has a unique flying machine that will allow him to take it. By turns an impassioned argument for aviation, a wild proto-steampunk adventure, and a jubilant celebration of the dream of flight, Robur the Conqueror ranks among Jules Verne's most iconic and influential works.
Its technological speculations, including the unforgettable aircraft Albatross, are a vibrant snapshot of nineteenth-century scientific innovation. This, the first complete English translation of Verne's 1886 novel, includes an insightful introduction, explanatory chapter notes, never-before-published glimpses of Verne's original manuscript, all the first-edition illustrations by Leon Benett, and an up-to-date Verne biography and primary and secondary bibliography.
It is an essential new edition of a seminal science fiction classic.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 43 illus.
- Publisher:Wesleyan University Press
- Publication Date:10/08/2017
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- ISBN:9780819577269
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 43 illus.
- Publisher:Wesleyan University Press
- Publication Date:10/08/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780819577269
