Une invasion de Macrobes (1913, E: An Invasion of Macrobes) by André Couvreur is a novel affiliated with merveilleux scientifique, pre-published in serial from 6 to November 27, 1909 in the magazine L’illustration. This novel is the first adventure in the literary saga featuring the Professor Tornada, a megalomaniac scholar. The novel recounts the actions of the professor Tornada, a true archetype of the mad scientist, which creates panic in Paris by increasing the size of microbes. Indeed, in this novel, André Couvreur abandons his recurring main character, the surgeon Caresco, for another scholar just as megalomaniacal, although more sympathetic. André Couvreur depicts the actions of Professor Tornada through seven stories.
First Appearance “Une invasion de macrobes” by André Couvreur serialized in L’Illustration (1909)
First Publisher L’Illustration
Appearance List Une invasion de macrobes by André Couvreur serialized in L’Illustration (1909); Une invasion de macrobes (1910, Pierre Lafitte); Une invasion de macrobes (1940) — French reprint/reissue, published by Tallandier. Sequel Professor Tornada stories: Les Alliés (The Allies, 1917), L’Androgyne (The Androgynous, 1922, Oeuvres Libres), Le Valseur phosphorescent (The Phosphorescent Waltz, 1923, Oeuvres Libres), Les Mémoires d’un immortel (Memoirs of an Immortal, 1924, Oeuvres Libres), Le Biocole (1927), Le Cas de la baronne Sasoitsu (1939).
Sample Read The Exploits of Professor Tornada (Vol. 3) – Read a chapter [Black Coat Press]
Description Une invasion de Macrobes (1913, E: An Invasion of Macrobes) by André Couvreur is a novel affiliated with merveilleux scientifique, pre-published in serial from 6 to November 27, 1909 in the magazine L’illustration. This novel is the first adventure in the literary saga featuring the Professor Tornada, a megalomaniac scholar. The novel recounts the actions of the professor Tornada, a true archetype of the mad scientist, which creates panic in Paris by increasing the size of microbes. Indeed, in this novel, André Couvreur abandons his recurring main character, the surgeon Caresco, for another scholar just as megalomaniacal, although more sympathetic. André Couvreur depicts the actions of Professor Tornada through seven stories.
