Around The World in Eighty Days - Softcover

Verne, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539634337 ISBN 13: 9781539634331

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed Frenchvalet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (equal to about £2 million in 2016) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

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From the Publisher

This edition is printed in specially-designed large type for easier reading, and is printed on non-glare paper.

From the Inside Flap

Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.
Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS gripped audiences upon its original publication and remains hugely popular to this day.

"From the Cassette edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1539634337
• ISBN 13: 9781539634331
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 198