Verne, Jules,  1828-1905 <br/><br/>
Robur the Conqueror 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robur_the_Conqueror  Release date is 2003-03-01 
<br/><br/>Norman Wolcott  Norman Wolcott 
<br/><br/> "Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1886. When mysterious lights and flags appear worldwide atop famous landmarks, a brilliant inventor named Robur disrupts a flight enthusiasts' club meeting in Philadelphia. He kidnaps the president, secretary, and valet aboard his revolutionary flying machine, the Albatross, to prove the superiority of heavier-than-air flight. Their globe-spanning journey sparks conflict between technological progress and stubborn pride, leading to dramatic confrontations in the skies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Science fiction Aeronautics -- Fiction 
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