1527922
9780582426658
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 'Round the World in Eighty Days' with ISBN 9780582426658 and ISBN 0582426650.
[read more]