The Master of the World

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Dodo Press, 2005 - Fiction - 136 pages
Who is making the eerie noises? What could be causing the strange glow? When Inspector John Strock begins his investigation, he discovers a trail that leads to an evil genius, a man who wants to become master of the world!

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Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

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