Around the World in 80 Days
(Paperback)
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Published: 31st May 2018
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Published: 3rd September 2007
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Publishing Details
Around the World in 80 Days
By (Author) Jules Verne
Foreword by Laurence Yep
Simon & Schuster
Pocket Books
3rd September 2007
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 23mm
229g
Description
In this classic adventure story, a wealthy gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg and his servant set off immediately, determined to win this race against time. Little do they know they aren't making the journey alone.... Fogg has been fingered as the culprit in a bank robbery, and a detective in hot pursuit is trailing them as they cross every continent.
Author Bio
Jules Verne (18281905) was born in France. Around the World in Eighty Days has long been his most popular novel. Verne is credited with creating the genre of science fiction with such other works as Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
Laurence Yep is the author of Newbery Honor books Dragon Wings and Dragon's Gate. He lives in Pacific Grove, California.
