For the next 80 days, their lives are anything but quiet or well-regulated.Jules Verne preferred to call himself an author of "voyages extraordinaires.
The sweep and charm of this adventure classic are undimmed today.” With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Around the World in Eighty Days is both modern and readable.
In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £2 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.
But the clock is ticking, the question is will Fogg and Passe-partout be able to make it to London back on Time? The book is a paperback book with well-arranged illustrations and optimized for a relaxed and enjoyable reading experience.
"Today you can go around the world in eighty days," says Philaes Fogg. "Do it, and I pay you $20,000," says his friend Stuart. This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories.
Palin set out to circumnavigate the globe in Phileas Fogg's footsteps.
Around the World in 80 Days
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Adapted from the classic book by Jules Verne, this adventure fiction book retells the classic story, Around the World in Eighty Days.
... at Calcutta . Phi- leas Fogg had gained two days between Lon- don and Bombay and lost two days traveling across India , so he was exactly on schedule . CALCUTT Arrested in Calcutta A Day in Court " Are 80 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre.
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In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £2.4 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.