The Master of the World

The Master of the World

The Master of the World

The Master of the World

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Overview

Master of the World, published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer, Jules Verne, and is a sequel to Robur the Conqueror. At the time Verne wrote the novel, his health was failing, and Master of the World is a "black novel," filled with the fear of the coming of tyrants like the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travels before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author in the world (after Agatha Christie). Verne is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", a title sometimes shared with H. G. Wells.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781481170956
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 12/05/2012
Pages: 174
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.37(d)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years
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