Project Gutenberg 2011-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 74 Griffith, George Chetwynd 1857 1906 Griffith-Jones, George Chetwynd The World Masters Produced by Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The World Masters" by George Chetwynd Griffith is a novel written in the early 20th century. This science fiction work blends elements of political intrigue and complex character relationships, focusing on themes of power, ambition, and manipulation. The story centers around Doctor Emil Fargeau, a brilliant scientist who, in his desperation to see France reclaim its greatness, invents a device capable of inflicting unparalleled destruction on their enemies. The opening of the novel introduces us to Doctor Emil Fargeau, who is in a fervent state of anticipation within his laboratory in Strasbourg, preparing for a crucial experiment that could change the fate of nations. As he succeeds in shattering a steel plate with his invention, he envisions a future where France dominates the world again, alongside his son's potential bride, Adelaide de Condé, a descendant of noble lineage. Simultaneously, we glimpse the romantic and diplomatic tensions brewing at the German Embassy in Petersburg, where the prince and his beautiful daughter, whom Emil views as essential to his plans, are entwined in the complex web of European politics. This dramatic juxtaposition sets the stage for a fascinating exploration of the intertwining fates of these characters and the catastrophic global implications of Fargeau's discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction Electricity -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 579851 579580 2024-09-16T06:19:21.978401 2023-09-16T12:33:29.822810 text/html text/html 577894 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 275021 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329664 2024-09-16T06:19:30.284624 application/epub+zip 338237 2024-09-16T06:19:23.469404 application/epub+zip 261610 2024-09-16T06:19:22.566396 application/epub+zip 570743 2024-09-16T06:19:35.208335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524821 2024-09-16T06:19:29.656404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449188 2022-09-17T11:28:10.264866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525345 525154 2024-09-16T06:19:20.423410 2023-09-16T12:33:28.305801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 525146 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194045 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 525146 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193927 2011-11-16T07:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20531 2024-09-16T06:19:35.380332 application/rdf+xml 13861 2024-09-16T06:19:22.946447 image/jpeg 3525 2024-09-16T06:19:22.759422 image/jpeg 328484 2024-09-16T06:19:22.037418 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 en.wikipedia