Around the World in Eighty Days
Also known as Around the world in 80 days
novel by Jules Verne
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"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a novel by Jules Verne about a journey across the globe within a strict time limit. The book is considered important for its imaginative storytelling and influence on adventure fiction and the science fiction genre.
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- Author
- Jules Verne
- First published
- 2004
- Editions
- 15
- Subjects
- Fiction, general, Fiction, action & adventure
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- Verne Tour du Monde.jpg
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Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to £2.5 million in 2024) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.
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