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Black Rock Creek
| Content Provider | Librivox |
|---|---|
| Author | Verne, Jules |
| Abstract | Chief Inspector Strock gets the tough cases. When a volcano suddenly appears to threaten mountain towns of North Carolina amid the non-volcanic Blue Ridge Mountains, Strock is posted to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at multiples of the top speed of the entrants, Strock is consulted. When an odd-shaped boat is sighted moving at impossible speeds off the New England coast, Stock and his boss begin to wonder if the incidents are related. And when Strock gets a hand-lettered note warning him to abandon his investigation, on pain of death, he is intrigued rather than deterred. Set in a period when gasoline engines were in their infancy and automobiles were rare, and when even Chief Inspectors had to engage a carriage and horses to move about, the appearance of a vehicle that can move at astounding speeds on land, on water - and as later revealed, underwater and through the air - marks a technological advance far beyond the reach of nations. It is technology invented by and for the sole benefit of a man who styles himself (with some justification) "The Master of the World." This book is a sequel to an earlier Verne novel, "Robur the Conqueror", but enough detail is given to fully appreciate this story without having first read the other. (Summary by Mark) |
| Related Links | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3809 http://www.archive.org/details/master_of_world_mfs_librivox |
| File Format | MP2 / MPA / MP3 |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | The Master of the World |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | action & adventure fiction |
| Alternative Title | The Master of the World - Black Rock Creek |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |
