The Master of the World by Jules Verne
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"The Master of the World" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1904. In the summer of 1903, mysterious phenomena plague the Eastern United States as objects move at impossible speeds. Federal inspector John Strock investigates and discovers Robur, a brilliant inventor who has created the Terror—a revolutionary machine that operates as speedboat, submarine, automobile, and aircraft. This dark tale explores themes of tyranny and totalitarianism as Strock pursues the elusive
genius across land, sea, and sky. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Maître du monde. English |
| Title | The Master of the World |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_the_World_(novel) |
| Note | Translation of Maître du monde. |
| Credits | Norm Wolcott. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | North Carolina -- Fiction |
| Subject | Technological innovations -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3809 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Jun 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 561 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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