Robur the Conqueror
By Jules Verne
Hardcover
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By Jules Verne
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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 stateoftheart dirigible. When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavierthanair 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 impassi...
At the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, a mob of zealous balloon enthusiasts plans to conquer the sky in a stateoftheart dirigible. When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavierthanair 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 impassi...






















