bokomslag Robur the Conqueror
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  • 324 sidor
  • 2017
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 vengeanceand 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 Vernes 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 Vernes 1886 novel, includes an insightful introduction, explanatory chapter notes, never-before-published glimpses of Vernes original manuscript, all the first-edition illustrations by Lon 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.
  • Författare: Jules Edited By Evans Verne, Alex Kirstukas, Arthur B Evans
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780819577269
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 324
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2017-07-11
  • Översättare: Alex Kirstukas
  • Förlag: Wesleyan University Press