Around the world in 80 days
DEANNA MCFADDEN
- New York Sterling Publishing 2007
- 151p 20cm
English gentleman Phileas Fogg bets £20,000 that he can circumnavigate the globe in exactly 80 days. Accompanied by his loyal servant Passepartout, Fogg travels via steamship and rail through Asia and America, overcoming obstacles and a mistaken police pursuit to return to London just in time.
978-1-4027-3689-6
a classic adventure novel that follows the journey of Phileas Fogg, a wealthy, meticulous, and habitually punctual English gentleman, as he attempts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days perseverance, precision, and the value of human connection over strict scheduling.