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Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne
In these days of powerful jet airplanes, going around the world in eighty days may not seem to be a hurry at all. Yet, just one hundred years ago, it was barely possible - and not very likely. Railroad, steamship,lumbering elephants - the schedules for all of them had to meet each other precisely to make such a wild notion come true. And when y...  more »
ISBN: 291047
Publication Date: 1968
Pages: 287
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Publisher: magnum books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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"Around the World in Eighty Days" is one of the greatest adventure novels of all time by one of the greatest of all adventure novel writers, Jules Verne. It is the story of the eccentric English inventor Phileas Fogg who sets out to make it around the world in eighty days in order to win a bet. With his trusted French valet, Passepartout, Fogg hurries off in a mad dash around the world, encountering numerous obstacles and adventures along the way. Jules Verne's classic work, "Around the World in Eighty Days," still holds up today as a work a genuine creativity and sheer delight.
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A book that my older son loves
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Jules Verne's classic. An entertaining story even now - more than a century after it was writtn
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A classic!
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A must have in every home!
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I liked this book. It is one of the better classics everyone should read.
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This book is about a man's wager to go around the globe in 80 days.He has to go by train, steamship, and even an elephant!
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One of the world's favorite adventure stories, the vigoruous and exciting tale Around the World in Eighty Days records the travela of Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman and his French manservant, Passeparout, on their fantastic journey of a lifetime around the world.
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Interesting, fun and adveturous.....
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Classic science fiction, masquerading as a classic fiction book. Also turned into movies, so many people familiar with this story.
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A great deal of fun! This classic from 1873 manages to follow Phileas Fogg around the world, with delays and rescues and drama, and still provide a twist at the end. Highly recommend!

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