Around the World in 80 Days
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Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. 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 set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Foster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout as a replacement.At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph 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 Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 1872, and is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, Saturday, December 21, 1872.
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Author
Jules Verne
Pages
253
Publisher
BookRix
Published Date
2019-06-15
ISBN
3736804318 9783736804319
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"Interesting story from a historical perspective. Definitely not something that could be written today."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"I cannot express how much I hate this book. When it decides to take a rare break from discussing train schedules, it is filled with racial and gender stereotypes. Fogg is so emotionless I couldn't care less if he makes it to London in 80 days or 100 days or 1000 days. He threw money at every obstacle that came into his path and not only did it work, he got back a day early. Very anticlimactic, boring, and offensive."
Layla Paine
"Even though this is an "old story", the thrill of hoping the main character makes it all the way around the world in the allotted time is still there. Also, the mistaken wig scene was kinda hilarious "
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Chelsea Weiss
"@debra_wolf i really loved it! It had a happy ending, which i always love. And it was full of adventure (around the world of course) which i also love as well. So if you like happy endings and adventure, then you will love this book!! :)"
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