Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 260 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Robur le conquérant. English Robur the Conqueror Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robur_the_Conqueror Norman Wolcott "Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is a riveting novel written during the late 19th century that delves into the realm of aviation and innovation. The story revolves around Robur, an audacious engineer who challenges the conventional balloonists and showcases his remarkable flying machine, the "Albatross," defying the limits of aerial locomotion. This book captures the spirit of adventure and the scientific curiosity of its time, as characters navigate the tensions between traditional beliefs and emerging technologies. At the start of the narrative, a mysterious phenomenon captures the attention of people across the globe—a series of unexplained sounds and strange lights in the sky stir various theories and debates among scientists and laypeople alike. This sets the stage for the introduction of Robur, who disrupts a meeting of balloonists at the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia. During a heated exchange filled with tension and rivalry, Robur vehemently argues against the viability of lighter-than-air flight, proposing instead a powerful flying machine that utilizes advanced engineering principles. His audacious claims and formidable presence quickly turn him from a controversial figure into a prisoner-taker, as he captures the club’s president and secretary, launching an adventure that promises to redefine the boundaries of flight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Aeronautics -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 347650 2025-07-02T08:48:03.200098 text/html 349612 2023-04-21T00:39:36 text/html 219031 2025-07-02T08:48:09.334104 application/epub+zip 219044 2025-07-02T08:48:04.923139 application/epub+zip 219044 2025-07-02T08:48:03.834122 application/epub+zip 372898 2025-07-02T08:48:12.852053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352006 2025-07-02T08:48:08.678087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326274 2022-09-02T11:55:31.796078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327697 2025-07-02T08:48:02.720136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327495 2023-04-21T00:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19596 2025-07-02T08:48:12.983040 application/rdf+xml 13245 2025-07-02T08:48:04.334118 image/jpeg 3526 2025-07-02T08:48:04.082128 image/jpeg 121897 2023-04-21T00:45:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 124618 2023-04-21T00:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 185998 2025-07-02T08:48:03.226087 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia