Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Face au drapeau. English Facing the Flag Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Norm Wolcott and PG Distributed Proofreaders Linked Table of Contents produced by David Widger "Facing the Flag" by Jules Verne is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Thomas Roch, a brilliant French inventor who, despite suffering from a mental illness, possesses the secret to a powerful war engine called the "fulgurator." Set against a backdrop of intrigue and adventure, the novel explores themes of genius, madness, and the pursuit of power, as various characters seek to control Roch's dangerous invention. The opening of the novel introduces Healthful House, a sanitarium where Roch is held under close supervision due to his unstable mental state. During a visit from the enigmatic Count d'Artigas, Roch's extraordinary past and the implications of his invention are revealed. Count d’Artigas, accompanied by Captain Spade, expresses a keen interest in Roch, which hints at ulterior motives. As the plot unfolds, the narrative foreshadows a kidnapping scheme that targets both Roch and his guardian, Simon Hart, who is secretly an engineer. The tension builds as the characters maneuver through deception and danger, setting the stage for a thrilling adventure filled with twists and turns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Revenge -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Mentally ill -- Fiction Abduction -- Fiction Avarice -- Fiction Weapons of mass destruction -- Fiction Patriotism -- Fiction Loyalty -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 363793 363046 2024-10-05T10:05:25.854783 2023-10-05T09:43:35.294431 text/html text/html 359740 2021-01-26T16:59:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 130102 2021-01-26T16:59:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 194738 2024-10-05T10:05:32.777685 application/epub+zip 199205 2024-10-05T10:05:27.814710 application/epub+zip 199205 2024-10-05T10:05:26.572734 application/epub+zip 360536 2024-10-05T10:05:36.613683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346581 2024-10-05T10:05:32.039690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334962 2022-09-06T03:44:59.206422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344502 344394 2024-10-05T10:05:24.800750 2023-10-05T09:43:34.418415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345835 2020-12-25T23:41:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127850 2020-12-25T23:41:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 345826 2020-12-25T23:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127820 2020-12-25T23:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24213 2024-10-05T10:05:36.754667 application/rdf+xml 11536 2024-10-05T10:05:27.138717 image/jpeg 3157 2024-10-05T10:05:26.855725 image/jpeg 187759 2024-10-05T10:05:25.885750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia