Skönlitteratur
Robur the Conqueror
Jules Edited By Evans Verne • Alex Kirstukas • Arthur B Evans
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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.
- Format: Inbunden
- ISBN: 9780819577269
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 324
- Utgivningsdatum: 2017-07-11
- Översättare: Alex Kirstukas
- Förlag: Wesleyan University Press