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Master of the World (novel)
1904 novel by Jules Verne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Master of the World (disambiguation).
Master of the World (French: Maître du monde), published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer, Jules Verne. At the time Verne wrote the novel, his health was failing. Master of the World is a "black novel," filled with foreboding and fear of the rise of tyrants such as the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. Master of the World contains a number of scientific ideas, current to Verne's time, which are now widely known to be errors. For example, traveling at high speed does not reduce a vehicle's weight.
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Author | Jules Verne |
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Original title | Maître du monde |
Cover artist | Georges Roux |
Language | French |
Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #53 Robur the Conqueror #2 |
Genre | Science fiction, adventure novel |
Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1904 |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1911 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 317pp |
Preceded by | A Drama in Livonia |
Followed by | Invasion of the Sea |
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