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Robur the Conqueror (Robur-le-Conquérant in the original French), also known as The Clipper of the Clouds or A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine, is a pioneering early science fiction novel by Jules Verne.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })In a World… where repeating sightings of an unidentified flying object are confusing the heck out of everybody, the balloon enthusiasts at the Weldon Institute are more concerned about finishing their Cool Airship. Just as their plans are reaching fever pitch, two of their top bigwigs are kidnapped by the mysterious Robur, who takes them around the world on his outrageously sophisticated flying machine Albatross,note Yep, you guessed it, the Albatross was the UFO that had caused all the commotion. just to prove that heavier-than-air travel is the way of the future and that lighter-than-air, balloon-style airships will never catch on. Adventure, intrigue, and (in classic Verne style) gobs and gobs of lovingly detailed scientific and geographic exposition all ensue.Like most of Verne's work, Robur the Conqueror is now in the public domain. Copies of the book are hosted by Project Gutenberg, including the original French text and an English translation. (Warning: like many public-domain Verne translations, the old English translations of Robur take considerable liberties with the story, and make numerous errors. A university press finally published an accurate translation in 2017.)Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Followed by a sequel, Master of the World, and made into a movie, although in the movie, the Albatross is turned into a Cool Airship, not a Cool Plane. | |
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Anti-Hero/Anti-Villain: Robur. (That's right, he could be described as either one. It's surprisingly hard to tell which trope describes him better.) | |
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Artistic License – Geography: The Albatross is carried by storm between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror and narrowly misses by a lucky helm handling the flames spewing from Mount Erebus' crater. The tone of the story makes people think of it as some dashing flight through a canyon of fire. In Real Life the mountains are separated by more than 15 miles, Mount Terror has been extinct for at least 800,000 years and Mount Erebus' flames never jump for thousands of yards into the atmosphere. | |
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20 Minutes into the Future: The novel is very clearly set around the time it was written, but it also casually mentions the existence of the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and several other innovations that were still in the planning stages at the time. | |
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