Robur the Conqueror Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Evans, Arthur B. (Editor), Kirstukas, Alex (Translator) |
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ISBN: 081957726X ISBN-13: 9780819577269 Publisher: Wesleyan University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016049089 |
Series: Early Classics of Science Fiction |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 324 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First complete English translation of Jules Verne's classic novel of flight 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 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. |