Robur the Conqueror, by Jules Verne
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Robur the Conqueror, by Jules Verne
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"Robur the Conqueror" from Jules Verne. French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels (1828-1905).
Robur the Conqueror, by Jules Verne- Published on: 2015-05-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .32" w x 6.00" l, .44 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 142 pages
About the Author Jules Verne was a French writer and pioneer of the science fiction genre through novels like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and The Mysterious Island. A visionary, Verne wrote about air, space, and underwater travel long before the ability to travel in these realms was invented, and his works remain amongst the most translated, most continually reprinted, and most widely read books of all time. Jules Verne died in 1905 having paved the way for future science fiction writers and enthusiasts.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Reads like a Travelogue By CKE I am a huge fan of Jules Verne; The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics) is my all-time favorite book.... period. Over the years I have read about a dozen books by Verne, and unfortunately, "Robur the Conqueror" is among my least favorite (The only one I can think that ranks below Robur is Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa) The problem is that Robur reads as travelogue - one describes the locations the locations that the airship is flying over, but little else. In terms of characters- Jules Verne has never been known for his character development (with a few very notable exceptions), but in Robur the lack of character development is almost comical. The reader is left with no understanding of why Robur created his airship or what his intent was with the kidnapping of the three men. A few of the other reviewer mentions Verne's treatment of Fycollin - which would probably been considered racist even in the 1880's .The good - as usual Verne describes a technology that was still in the dreams of man. The flying airship is a sort of a helicopter with a multitude of rotors. While it is very doubtful that the ship would fly as it is described - but it is an interesting explanation.Final verdict - There are plenty of other Verne books out there to read - Make sure you read Around the World in 80 Days and/or Five Weeks in a Balloon: Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (Classic Reprint) before considering Robur.2 Stars
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Inferior to 20,000 Leagues By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson When bright lights and strange aerial phenomenon begin to be seen around the world, everyone is perplexed as to what such a thing could be. But, when the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute (a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA balloon enthusiast society) are kidnapped by a seemingly mad engineer, Robur, they quickly find that he and his fantastic airship are responsible for the strange phenomenon. Robur has mastered heavier-than-air travel, with his giant electric-powered helicopter, and he is out to rebuild the world in his image. Can his poor prisoners escape from the clutches of Robur, and how will they stop his plans?This book was first published in 1886 by that early master of science fiction, Jules Verne (1828-1904). In many ways it is reminiscent of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but set in the air. For it’s time, it was quite forward thinking in its science, and it has a very interesting story. However, it does drag at times, and overall the author does not succeed in generating any real drama therein.Also, there is another reason why this book will never be considered one of Monsieur Verne’s great works, and this is the character Frycollin, the only African-American character in the story. He is presented as an unvarnished Stepin Fetchit-type character, complete with calling his employer “Master”, even though he had never known slavery. Indeed, at one point, Mr. Verne mentions Frycolling crying, “Like a child, like the Negro he was...” Yes, I do know that you cannot demand modern thinking out of people of the past, but Verne does go far too far with this character, Frycollin is definitely the poison pill of this story.So, let me just say that I found this to be an OK book, decidedly inferior to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and with the poison pill of racism included. Overall, I do not recommend this book.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Robur the Dull Conqueror By Bartok Kinski (**Plot and ending revealed**)Okay, I loved Jules Verne as a kid, but reading this now, it's pretty mindless and finishes up rather frivolous. Two numb-nut, fat, captains of industry are kidnapped. Nothing happens, Robur hardly gets any description, and then they escape by stealing TNT (which is not locked, they also roam around freely) and they jump on an island to get saved later. Okay.So pick it up if you are the ages 7 - 18.Also recommended:Hartmann, The Anarchist: Or The Doom Of The Great City (1893) by E. Douglas FawcettThe People That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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