Master of the World
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781556560675 (1556560672)
Publisher: Dercum Audio
Edition language: English
I especially loved the early chapters with their depiction of life in the North Carolinan Appalachians in the 19th century. After that, I enjoyed the way the story was presented as a police detective mystery (even though Strock doesn't really do much but be there). It's all a bit cliched by today's ...
- Excuse me sir, you're Jules Verne, aren't you?- And if I am?- Well, I'd just like to say I'm a fan.- Ah, thank you! And did you enjoy my latest book?- Maître du monde?- Indeed.- Well, to be honest, I didn't think it was one of your best. No offence, sir, but I'd have done some things differently.-...