Around the World in 80 Days

by Jules Verne, L. Bennot

Overview

Despite being a little dated, Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne is still a fun adventure book. Phineas Fogg lives a orderly disciplined life. When he places a bet at his club that he can accomplish a journey around the world in 80 days (an almost impossible feat at that time) he is determined to follow through. So off he sets, followed by his newly hired servant Passepartout, who is just hoping to settle into calm English domesticity. Trailed by a suspicious detective who thinks that Fogg is an infamous Bank Robber, their adventures, especially those of the unlucky Passepartout, are often humorous. Illustrated.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016177106
Publisher:	EirenikosPress
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Jules Gabriel Verne (French pronunciation: ​[ʒyl vɛʁn]) (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre.[1] He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Many of his novels involve elements of technology that were fantastic for the day but later became commonplace.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris