Robur the Conqueror

von Jules Verne

324 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

First complete English translation of Jules Verne's classic novel of flightAt 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 Léon 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.

• Themen: Belletristik Science-Fiction
• ISBN: 9780819577269
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2017
• Größe: 234 x 163 mm
• Verlag: Wesleyan University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Arthur B Evans
• Übersetzung: Alex Kirstukas