Robur the Conqueror

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Standardized Title:

Robur le conquérant. English

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is a riveting novel written during the late 19th century that delves into the realm of aviation and innovation. The story revolves around Robur, an audacious engineer who challenges the conventional balloonists and showcases his remarkable flying machine, the "Albatross," defying the limits of aerial locomotion. This book captures the spirit of adventure and the scientific curiosity of its time, as characters navigate the tensions between traditional beliefs and emerging technologies. At the start of the narrative, a mysterious phenomenon captures the attention of people across the globe-a series of unexplained sounds and strange lights in the sky stir various theories and debates among scientists and laypeople alike. This sets the stage for the introduction of Robur, who disrupts a meeting of balloonists at the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia. During a heated exchange filled with tension and rivalry, Robur vehemently argues against the viability of lighter-than-air flight, proposing instead a powerful flying machine that utilizes advanced engineering principles. His audacious claims and formidable presence quickly turn him from a controversial figure into a prisoner-taker, as he captures the club's president and secretary, launching an adventure that promises to redefine the boundaries of flight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Norman Wolcott

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robur_the_Conqueror

Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2003-03-01