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Shocking his stuffy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club in London, Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking a daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Living Books Press' edition of the classic work has beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations, a map of Fogg's journey around the world, an extensive glossary, a biography of Jules Verne, and a day-by-day itinerary of the eighty days.

Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) 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 French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1.6 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

For the sake of a bet, an Englishman embarks on the journey of a lifetime, in this classic adventure tale from a master of the formPhileas Fogg believes the world has gotten smaller. With the opening of a new railroad across India, he calculates it will now be possible to circumnavigate the globe in as few as eighty days. When the men at his club disagree, Fogg bets them the astonishing sum of £20,000—half his worth—that he can make the trip. Accompanied by his new manservant, the eccentric Passepartout, Fogg risks his fortune, his honor, and his life to prove the naysayers wrong. From the sands of Egypt to the jungles of India to the icy waters of the Pacific to the dark corridors of a Chinese opium den, Fogg and Passepartout use every mode of transportation possible to race from one exotic exploit to the next. Pursued by a Scotland Yard detective, derailed by a herd of bison, and attacked by Sioux Indians, the travelers never lose sight of their goal—even when they stop to rescue a beautiful damsel in distress. A brilliant blend of comedy, adventure, and fantasy, Around the World in Eighty Days continues to delight and amaze readers of all ages, long after the world of Jules Verne’s imagination became our reality.

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 French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.• This e-book publication is unique which includes Illustrations• This edition has been corrected for spelling and grammatical errors

The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Foster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout as a replacement.At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for £20,000 from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 1872, and is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, Saturday, December 21, 1872.

One of Jules Verne's most acclaimed works, Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel published in 1873. It features the adventures of wealthy Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in eighty days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club of London. Travelling by train, steamship, and sometimes elephant, they encounter multiple obstacles that sidetrack their journey in good and bad ways. By the end, they are racing to reach London before the eighty days has run out. A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager. This excellent edition of the famous Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days is printed on high quality paper with an attractive, durable cover.

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.

This book 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 French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1,511,978 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.The story started in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Foster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout as a replacement.

One of Jules Verne's most acclaimed works, Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel published in 1873. It features the adventures of wealthy Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in eighty days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club of London. Travelling by train, steamship, and sometimes elephant, they encounter multiple obstacles that sidetrack their journey in good and bad ways. By the end, they are racing to reach London before the eighty days has run out. A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager. This is the Large Print Edition of the famous Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in Eighty Days is one of the most highly acclaimed works by the prolific adventure and science fiction novelist Jules Verne. Phileas Fogg, a highly precise man who religiously follows routines, finds more adventure than he anticipated when he takes on a wager to circumnavigate the Earth in 80 days. Their encounters with an Asian damsel being prepared for human sacrifice and having their train derailed in North America by Sioux warriors are only the beginning of their troubles. What began as an exercise in routine becomes a race against the unexpected, delivered with Verne’s legendary skill.

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