– Jules Verne's famous book "Around the World in 80 Days" is truly a timeless classic! It's witty, charming, funny and entertaining from beginning to end, and it's certainly a read to embark upon sooner or later! The main character is Phileas Fogg, an eccentric Englishmen whose punctuality is famed and his impassive nature legendary, and his new valet, French former acrobat Passepartout, who only wants a quiet life to forget his turbulent past. With Fogg's fabled routine-driven life that you could set you clock by, peace and quiet for Passepartout seems assured. Until, that is, his new master returns home to announce that, as a result of a wager at the Reform Club, of which Fogg is a patron, he finds out that he has twenty minutes to get things ready for a trip across the globe - in just 80 days. Oh, I cannot praise this book enough, it's so funny and engaging, with characters and a plot that is thrilling and fascinating, this is truly a very good read, recommended to all readers of all ages! Very well written and entertaining all the way through, this is a classic indeed!
Around the World in Eighty Days
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'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.'
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'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.'
When Phileas Fogg wagers a bet that he can travel across the globe in just 80 days, little does he know about the epic journey that he is about to undertake. With his faithful French servant, Passepartout, Phileas Fogg embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling across four continents by whatever means he can - train, elephant, steam ship - and experiencing endless surprises and mishaps along the way.
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Jules Verne's famous book "Around the World in 80 Days" is truly a timeless classic! It's witty, charming, funny and entertaining from beginning to end, and it's certainly a read to embark upon sooner or later! The main character is Phileas Fogg, an eccentric Englishmen whose punctuality is famed and his impassive nature legendary, and his new valet, French former acrobat Passepartout, who only wants a quiet life to forget his turbulent past. With Fogg's fabled routine-driven life that you could set you clock by, peace and quiet for Passepartout seems assured. Until, that is, his new master returns home to announce that, as a result of a wager at the Reform Club, of which Fogg is a patron, he finds out that he has twenty minutes to get things ready for a trip across the globe - in just 80 days. Oh, I cannot praise this book enough, it's so funny and engaging, with characters and a plot that is thrilling and fascinating, this is truly a very good read, recommended to all readers of all ages! Very well written and entertaining all the way through, this is a classic indeed!chemist
Detaljer
- Forlag
- William Collins
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780008296483
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm