The Begum's Millions (Early Classics of Science Fiction)
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| Artikelnummer | 231466399 | Erscheinungsdatum | 2026/06/18 | Listenpreis | €8.24 | Modellnummer | 231466399 | ||
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When two European scientists unexpectedly inherit an Indian rajah's fortune, each builds an experimental city of his dreams in the wilds of the American Northwest. France-Ville is a harmonious urban community devoted to health and hygiene, the specialty of its French founder, Dr. François Sarrasin. Stahlstadt, or City of Steel, is a fortress-like factory town devoted to the manufacture of high-tech weapons of war. Its German creator, the fanatically pro-Aryan Herr Schultze, is Verne's first truly evil scientist. In his quest for world domination and racial supremacy, Schultze decides to showcase his deadly wares by destroying France-Ville and all its inhabitants. Both prescient and cautionary, The Begum's Millions is a masterpiece of scientific and political speculation and constitutes one of the earliest technological utopia/dystopias in Western literature. This Wesleyan edition features notes, appendices, and a critical introduction as well as all the illustrations from the original French edition. Read more
| ASIN | B00HK72XKQ |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0819574596 |
| Edition | Annotated |
| Language | English |
| File size | 8.5 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 298 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | September 1, 2013 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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