# Face au drapeau

By Jules Verne.

"Face au drapeau" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1896. A brilliant French inventor creates a devastatingly powerful explosive weapon, but his excessive demands drive governments to reject him. Descending into madness, he's institutionalized—until a mysterious count kidnaps him to a secret island base. There, the inventor must decide whether to surrender his world-changing secret, even if it means betraying his own country. The novel reflects Verne's growing anxiety about technological progress and destructive weaponry. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Science fiction; Revenge -- Fiction; Pirates -- Fiction; Mentally ill -- Fiction; Abduction -- Fiction; Avarice -- Fiction; Weapons of mass destruction -- Fiction; Patriotism -- Fiction; Loyalty -- Fiction

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