"Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is an adventure where an inventor named Robur turns the world upside down with his incredible flying machine, the Albatross. Tired of old-fashioned balloons, Robur crashes into a meeting of balloon enthusiasts in Philadelphia to preach about his high-tech aircraft, sparking arguments and disbelief. Not one to back down, Robur kidnaps the president and secretary of the club, taking them on a wild ride to prove that his invention can change how we think about flying forever, creating a tense showdown between old and new ideas.
Robur the Conqueror
By Jules Verne
A brilliant inventor kidnaps rivals aboard his revolutionary flying machine, sparking a high-flying adventure that challenges everything people thought they knew about reaching for the skies.
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About the AuthorJules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well-researched according to the scientific knowledge then available, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time.
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well-researched according to the scientific knowledge then available, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time.
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