Around the World in Eighty Day - Literature Classics Collection, Complete Edition
ADDITIONAL CONTENT :
+ Active Table of Contents
+ Illustration from Original Book
+ The Author Biography
+ Annotation
- Plot Summary
- Adaptations
OVERVIEW:
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, first 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 (equal to £1,324,289 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.
SUMMARY:
The story starts in London on October 2, 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman and bachelor living in solitude at Number 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens. Despite his wealth, which is £40,000 (equal to £2,648,577 today), Mr Fogg, whose countenance is described as "repose in action", lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about Mr. Fogg's social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Mr Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout, who is about 30 years old, as a replacement.
Later, on that day, in the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Morning Chronicle, 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 Monsieur Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on October 2, 1872, and thus is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, on December 21.
REVIEWS:
5 Stars Review : Signoranimal - Goodreads
Lovely book, never dull, always kept me at the edge of my seat.
5 Stars Review : Vera - Goodreads
It was good to actually read the book because I've always heard about the story. This seemed nearly like steampunk because it used some unorthodox methods of travel when needed, but it was written in the 1800's. A good read.
5 Stars Review : Lea Cs - Goodreads
Fabulous book!!five stars. I love this book so much because it has such an interesting story line and it is so well written, it really takes you in!
5 Stars Review : George Berkeley - Goodreads
Classic Jules Verne! This book is my favorite of his, at least so far. It's got everything in it - suspense, action, romance, travel, humor. Just read it. It's fantastic!
ADDITIONAL CONTENT :
+ Active Table of Contents
+ Illustration from Original Book
+ The Author Biography
+ Annotation
- Plot Summary
- Adaptations
OVERVIEW:
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, first 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 (equal to £1,324,289 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.
SUMMARY:
The story starts in London on October 2, 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman and bachelor living in solitude at Number 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens. Despite his wealth, which is £40,000 (equal to £2,648,577 today), Mr Fogg, whose countenance is described as "repose in action", lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about Mr. Fogg's social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Mr Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout, who is about 30 years old, as a replacement.
Later, on that day, in the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Morning Chronicle, 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 Monsieur Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on October 2, 1872, and thus is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, on December 21.
REVIEWS:
5 Stars Review : Signoranimal - Goodreads
Lovely book, never dull, always kept me at the edge of my seat.
5 Stars Review : Vera - Goodreads
It was good to actually read the book because I've always heard about the story. This seemed nearly like steampunk because it used some unorthodox methods of travel when needed, but it was written in the 1800's. A good read.
5 Stars Review : Lea Cs - Goodreads
Fabulous book!!five stars. I love this book so much because it has such an interesting story line and it is so well written, it really takes you in!
5 Stars Review : George Berkeley - Goodreads
Classic Jules Verne! This book is my favorite of his, at least so far. It's got everything in it - suspense, action, romance, travel, humor. Just read it. It's fantastic!
