Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne
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Around the World in Eighty Days

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Language
English
Published in
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pages
240
ISBN
9781467792721
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.

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Around the World in Eighty Days Originally published in 1872
Original language
English
Original publisher Brian Westland

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