Having invented the legendary Nautilus submarine, the great writer-inventor Jules Verne did not stop there. Together with his heroes, he strove to conquer more and more new elements. In the novel “Robur the Conqueror,” this element is air. Humanity must learn to fly! But what is better – aeronautics or aviation?! Two irreconcilable camps of scientists and enthusiasts cannot come to an agreement on this issue. To prove the superiority of his aircraft, the talented inventor Robur decides to take a desperate step: he kidnaps two of the most ardent supporters of hot air balloons and goes with them on a round-the-world trip across the air ocean on his “Albatross.” There are no elements that the hero of the novel cannot conquer. Lord of the world". He created an amazing machine that combines the functions of a high-speed car, a sea vessel, a submarine and... an aircraft! The governments of the leading countries of the world are ready to pay any money to a talented inventor. However, he is elusive - after all, no one is able to catch up with him either on land or at sea, and even more so under the clouds. He suddenly appears here and there, and no one even knows who this mysterious designer is, who proclaimed himself “Lord of the World.”