Around the World in 65 Days with George Griffith

Documenting George Griffith’s historic trip in 1894 in which he traveled through 24 time zones and established a new world record of circling the globe in 65 days, this is the only collection of the personal writings that he kept during this adventure. For the first time in more than 100 years, Griffith’s story of following in the mythical footsteps of Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg is detailed in the famous British science fiction writer’s own words. A lengthy biography of his many literary achievements is also included.

George Griffith was a visionary author of the Victorian and Edwardian age who spent his youth sailing around the world. A forgotten father of science fiction, he is the author of The Mummy and Miss Nicotris, Olga Romanoff, The Romance of Golden Star, and The World Peril of 1910. Robert Godwin is the space curator at the Canadian Air and Space Museum and an advocate of the Space Frontier Foundation. He works closely with the National Space Society, the Mars Society, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the X-Prize Foundation. He is the author of Apollo 11, The Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Led Zeppelin, and The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.