Robur the Conqueror: The Clipper of the Clouds (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781534940246)

Robur the Conqueror Jules Verne Robur the Conqueror (French: Robur-le-Conquerant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, The Master of the World, which was published in 1904. The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world. The events are capped by the mysterious appearance of black flags with gold suns atop tall historic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. These events are all the work of the mysterious Robur (the specific epithet for English Oak, Quercus robur, and figuratively taken to mean "strength"), a brilliant inventor who intrudes on a meeting of a flight-enthusiast's club called the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Author: Frederick Amadeus Malleson, Jules Verne
ISBN-10: 1534940243
ISBN-13: 9781534940246
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2016
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.25d