Robur The Conqueror

Volume 2 of 54 of Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages", first printed in 1886. After a series of mysterious and fantastic planting of black flags atop the world's tallest monuments, a man named Robur is revealed to have mastered the secret of flight. To demonstrate fully the capabilities of his huge rotocraft, The “Albatross”, Robur kidnaps three skeptics from the flight-enthusiast's club, the Weldon Institute. What follows is three-week trip around the world where the three kidnapped men come to realize that Robur's brilliance teeters dangerously close to madness. This particular edition is reproduced from English-edition public works, and is presented simply with an emphasis on straightforward presentation, attractiveness and continuity of appearance, with each title in the "Extraordinary Voyages" sporting a journal-style brown cover accompanied by a cover illustration and quote from the text on the back cover.