Master of the World
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Master of the World
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Narrated by:
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Jim Killavey
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By:
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Jules Verne
Summary
When a volcano suddenly seems to erupt and threaten a mountain town of North Carolina, Inspector Strock is sent to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at many times the top speed of the entrants, Strock is again consulted. And 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. Then Strock gets a note warning him to abandon his investigation, on pain of death but he is intrigued rather than deterred.
The story is set in a period when gasoline engines were new and automobiles were rare, and so the appearance of a vehicle that can move at astounding speeds on land, on water - and as later seen, underwater and through the air - marks a technological advance far beyond the reach any nation. It is technology invented by a man who styles himself "The Master of the World" and threatens the peace of the world unless Inspector Strock can find a way to stop the mad inventor.
Public Domain (P)2013 Jimcin Recordings- Too short
- Hardly any story
- Feel like a (too long) introduction
- Feels too implausable - and this IS a Jules Verne novel!
- The antagonist doesn't do ANYTHING! And still calls himself "Master of the World"...
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