Around the World in 80 Days (Classic Collection)

Name: Around the World in 80 Days (Classic Collection)
Rating: 8.02 (6680 reviews)
Author: Jules Verne
ISBN: 9781561001934

Language: English
Published in: 1994
Publisher: Unabridged Library Edition
ISBN: 9781561001934

Enter the meticulous world of Phileas Fogg, a London gentleman whose life is a model of precision and unchanging habits. When an article in The Daily Telegraph suggests that a new railway in India makes it theoretically possible to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, Fogg makes an audacious wager with his fellow members at the Reform Club: he will achieve this feat or lose a significant portion of his fortune.

Accompanied by his new, less-than-composed French valet, Jean Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a journey across continents and oceans, utilizing the cutting-edge steamships and railways of 1872. Their race against time is complicated by unforeseen obstacles and the relentless pursuit of a Scotland Yard detective, Mr. Fix, who mistakenly believes Fogg is a bank robber. This classic adventure explores themes of determination, the impact of technological progress, and the spirit of human endeavor against seemingly impossible odds.