Vintage Verne: Around the World in Eighty Days
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Join Phileas Fogg on a race against time in Jules Verne’s classic adventure of travel, ingenuity, and nineteenth-century exploration.
Jules Verne is a visionary of early science fiction and adventure. This celebrated novel follows the eccentric and meticulously punctual Phileas Fogg, who wagers his entire fortune on the impossible: circumnavigating the globe in just eighty days. Accompanied by his resourceful valet, Passepartout, Fogg journeys from London to Suez, Bombay, Hong Kong, and across the American frontier, utilizing every mode of transport from steamers to elephants.
More than just a travelogue, this story is a thrilling pursuit across continents, as Fogg is unknowingly tracked by a detective who believes he is a notorious bank robber. It remains a definitive masterpiece of Victorian literature, capturing a world on the brink of modern technological revolution.
Product Overview
- ISBN: 9780241553114
- Author(s): Jules Verne
- Publisher: Vintage Classics
- Pages: 304
- Format: Paperback