Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds - but only just! - in circling the globe within eighty days. The dour Fogg's obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout, whose talent for getting into scrapes brings colour and suspense to the race against time.Verne, Jules is the author of 'Around the World in 80 Days ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780794507411 and ISBN 0794507417.