by Jules Verne · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140449068
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«Around the World in Eighty Days» is Jules Verne's adventure novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (248 pages, in English).
Phileas Fogg, a reserved English gentleman, wagers at the Reform Club that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Accompanied by his valet Passepartout, he sets off on a journey across continents and seas using trains, ships, and even an elephant, while overcoming mishaps and a race against time.
Originally published in 1872 as «Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours», this 2004 edition includes a translation by Michael Glencross, an introduction by Brian Aldiss, and notes.
For readers of adventure and science fiction classics who prefer to read Jules Verne in English.
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
