Around the World in Eighty Days - Softcover

Verne, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014036711X ISBN 13: 9780140367119

Publisher: Puffin Books, 1995

Synopsis

For a bet Phileas Fogg sets out with his servant Passeportout to achieve an incredible journey - from London to Paris, Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and back to London again, all in just eighty days. there are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing.

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 014036711X
• ISBN 13: 9780140367119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304