"Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1872. When London gentleman Phileas Fogg wagers half his fortune that he can circle the globe in eighty days, he embarks on a race against time with his French valet Passepartout. Their journey becomes complicated when a detective mistakes Fogg for a bank robber and pursues them across continents. Along the way, they rescue a young woman and face numerous obstacles that threaten their tight deadline. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
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| Translator | Towle, George M. (George Makepeace), 1841-1893 |
| Uniform Title | Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. English |
| Title | Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Alternate Title | Around the World in 80 Days |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Voyages around the world -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 103 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1994 |
| Last Update | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 63224 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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