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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... Read Full Overview

Armchair Fiction presents a special paperback edition of Jules Verne's science fiction classic, "Robur the Conqueror." This is a special illustrated edition featuring original interior illustrations, plus a gallery of Jules Verne movie memorabilia, as well as a "Robur the Conqueror"... Read Full Overview

Robur the Conqueror (French: Robur-le-Conqu?rant) 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.

La novela refiere los avances en aeronavegaci n de la poca presentando a un inventor estadounidense (Robur) que, ante los miembros del Weldon Institute de Filadelfia, una sociedad que aboga por el uso de los aer statos, defiende el uso de aeronaves a reas "m s pesadas que el... Read Full Overview

Strange events are occurring around the world, involving lights, sounds and flags that are hung in seemingly impossible to get to locations. At the meeting of the Weldon Club in Philadelphia, Uncle Prudent (President) and Phil Evans (Secretary) and the membership debate about... Read Full Overview

Robur-the-Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds.

The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over... Read Full Overview

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,... Read Full Overview

La novela refiere los avances en aeronavegaci n de la poca presentando a un inventor estadounidense (Robur) que, ante los miembros del Weldon Institute de Filadelfia, una sociedad que aboga por el uso de los aer statos, defiende el uso de aeronaves a reas "m s pesadas que el... Read Full Overview

Robur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne.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... Read Full Overview

Robur-the-Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds.

The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over... Read Full Overview

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,... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...heraus, da diese Beobachter einem Irrthume unterlegen waren und da der betreffende K?rper nur eine Feuerkugel gewesen war, welche durch die mittleren Luftschichten hinblitzte. Um diese Feuerkugel handelte es sich aber offenbar nicht. Wie k?nnte auch eine solche... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...heraus, da diese Beobachter einem Irrthume unterlegen waren und da der betreffende K?rper nur eine Feuerkugel gewesen war, welche durch die mittleren Luftschichten hinblitzte. Um diese Feuerkugel handelte es sich aber offenbar nicht. Wie k?nnte auch eine solche... Read Full Overview